How to define that which is poisoned by society

This poem was inspired by Liza the Lioness

is beauty a by product

of the clothes that adorn a woman

from the wickedly tight

to the obviously too short

can I measure it 

by the amount of make up she wears

painted Queen or painted clown to be

is Maybelline the yard stick

that a man gives a perfect 10 too

or does it rest between the roundness

of her breast or the valley between her knees

is it her sex that appeals 

or is it her surrender to man's needs

that appeases?

If beauty is in the eye of the beholder

then what does that say about women

and what does it say about me?

Is beauty only seen or can it be felt as well

can I hear it if I listen real closely

or see it if I was blind to it

does beauty have a scent that

I can smell, bottle and sell

if I touch it will I only feel skin

and if I lick it will it taste like salt

mixed with perfume and make up

can beauty be more than skin deep.. Please~

What exactly is beauty

and who are the beholders

what makes one beautiful and another ugly?

Truth be told

perfect beauty is a fairy tale

told by horny men with hard pricks

a measuring stick to control women

enslave them into an image

break their will when they can't live up to it

make women needy for his approval to feel validated

her entire ego rests on it

pop her bubble by telling her she is ugly

and break her knees making her humble

that kind of beauty is a curse

for anyone who gives into it

which is most of us

Our spirit knows true beauty

it lives inside us

visually we are blind to it

what my eyes sees as beautiful

my soul sees as ordinary

for beauty is spiritual not visual

fall in love with her flesh and be disappointed

fall in love with her soul and

experience bliss for a lifetime

Author's Note

In many ways Liza has opened my eyes to the danger of what we call Beauty.

Reviews

[Judas Hammer]

perfect beauty is a fairy tale
told by horny men with hard pricks
a measuring stick to control women
enslave them into an image

I like this conviction. I like the way you set us up then give us the truth of beauty and what is truly beautiful. Great teaching moment with passion as the instrument

[MOON]

Well beautiful , truth so well said . Men and women buy into this fallacy of the outside . What is outside are mere adornments .

[roy mccarthy]

great poem,
the interior of a woman is what matters the most,
and i dont mean that in a dirty way! lol
it's all about the soul,
this pooems going in my library!

[EMF]

A funny, facinating poem that explores and ridicules the beauty industry and our own preconceptions. A wonderful taunt, with with an eroticism that comes from the mind as much as the dicriptions. Wonderful assault. Wonderful theme. Wonderful poem.

[Muse]

Awesome tribute to beauty and deceit. Lust is always short lived. Real love is loving the soul and beauty within. This never ages, and is the true make up of beauty. Society has perverted the definition of what a woman needs to be. Awesome work!!! xo

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

My favorite part..............
Our spirit knows true beauty
it lives inside us
visually we are blind to it
what my eyes sees as beautiful
my soul sees as ordinary
for beauty is spiritual not visual

[Phoenix]

What can I say other than, beautiful.

[Larry Dyson]

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