The Burdens of Beauty

the down side of beauty,

The perfect dress, the perfect perfume,

the time, the mirror, the music,

the hair needs to be just right,

the skin needs to be like silk,




The work that is put in,

just to shy away,

smile at a passing few,

ignore the rest,

cause if i didn't do this,

i would be ignored.



Some handsome men,

some plain,

some fat,

some with a nice smile,

why do I feel like this,

are you offering a seat just to be nice?




If i never took the time,

would you offer?

Just cause i choose to ignore you,

does that make me a bad person?

But there are too many eyes,

behind sun glasses,

computers,

phones,

and news papers.



Your not looking at me,

just a fantasy that will last until I turn the corner and you keep driving,

just because i don't respond to a holla,

I'm stuck up?




Than the jealous looks,

being ignored,

so your man looked,

that makes me a s**t,

so he flirted,

now I'm a w***e?





No one wants to know,

no one wants to see,

no one would ever believe,

I hate being beautiful.

Author's Note

Reviews

[AprilRN1210]

wow... the fact that I can relate to this on so many levels and you wrote it as a man, shows serious skill.. some think that it is easy when you have a pretty package, but sometimes it makes it worse.. nice song to go with these honest, deep words.. I do get sick of being judged on looks.. we are the sum of our parts, not just the covering... well done:)

[Shaquana Adams]

Very insightful. I guess beggars can't be choosers. You want the good, you have to take the bad with it. Great job, I really enjoyed this! :)

[Mockingbird]

pretty insightful observation. i like how you say how we get all tarted up just to shy away or ignore others. i can see how there's that double standard where you're either stuck up or a snob. i like the way this is very stream-of-consciousness, getting into the mind of a beautiful woman who actually hates being beautiful. men want to sleep with you and women are jealous of you. excellent poem.

[Juliet]

I don't think people honestly understand how hard it can be to be attractive. I'm not saying this from a personal perspective, but my much older and better looking sister elaborated it for me once. You can't ever get anything done for the hounding, the men love you, the girls hate you, and none of them have a damned idea of who you are really. So, this is extremely accurate. The bolding effect of the text adds to it as well. You're a great writer. Keep it up!

[OnePiece]

If She Hate Dat She Ugly Then Why Dose A BEautiful Monster Look All The Same
, Her Personality Jus Gotta Change IF U Ask Me
IT Makes HEr Look Beautiful U Know
But I Like This N I See U Relate This To Ne-Yo Nice , Dat Dude Is Good HEHE

[Ruth]

Double edged isn't...beauty is possibly a burden for some and you show that well here...all perception...great piece...another visit...because I do read and like your work.

[Mehak Mushtaq]

So true. It's great that you being a man, could actually feel how a woman feels.

[00000000000000000000000..]

Awesome write, What I like most is your gift of seeing beyond what others cant see and hear, that is way cool!

[Angie Diane♥&hea..]

I loved this. This had a great story line. I agree with Dye. "Don't hate me because I'm beautiful." Although in my opinion everyone is beautiful. I enjoyed though. I feel like everyone feels like this in some point in their life. Thank you for sharing.

[Zach Knox]

I like this a lot shows you're very perceptive very good poem can't wait to read your others