Beauty and Beast

BEAUTY AND BEAST

By

LAUREN KIRKMAN

BEAUTY & beast

SWEET, VIVACIOUS BEAUTY

HORRIBLE, HIDEOUS, HAGGARD BEAST

FULL OF PASSION, GIVE AND TAKE.

STRUGGLE AND PAIN, LOVE, DESPICABLE HATE.  TERRIBLE TWISTS OF FATE.

YOU MAY THINK I’M TALKING ABOUT A STORY OF ROMANCE OR LOVE AND AFFECTION THAT’S OUTCAST IN THE BEST OF FORMS?

NAH.  I’M TALKING ABOUT ME.

THE WORN AND WEARY SOUL THAT CLINGS TO THE STRONG BELIEF.

THAT THE MERCY OF THE MOST HIGH ALLAH WILL MEND THIS BROKENNESS;

SENSE OF DEFEAT.

I KNOW HE HAS HIS HANDS ON ME.  IT’S VISIBLE EVERY MORNING I WAKE

I FIND A SMIDGEN OF FAITH; THAT MUSTARD SEED.

HA!  I’M SUCH A BEAUTY.  SMILING WITH A TINGE OF A SNEER.

POSSESSING AN EMPTY YET GLOSSY VENEER.

HIDING A TOUCH OF FEAR MANY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SEE OR KNOW.

THAT HIDEOUS CRUEL BEAST IS REALLY AFRAID OF BEING ALONE.

SO I SHUN THEM BEFORE THEY SHUN ME TO AVOID THE DEVASTATION

NO NEED TO MEND THE BROKEN PIECES.

THOUGH I’VE COME TO THE REVELEATION, THAT ALL I GOT IS ME…

ALL I AM IS ONE DEEP, JUST ME BEAUTY AND OF COURSE…  I GOT BEAST!

I GOT BEAST WHEN IM LIVID, BEAST WHEN I AM FED UP!

I GOT BEAST WHEN IM HURTING AND READY TO GIVE UP!

I GOT BEAST WHEN IM LOW AND DRINKING OUT AN EMPTY CUP!

OH!  HERE COMES BEAUTY WITH THE CARE AND CONCERN.

READY TO GIVE LOVE AND LOYALTY BEFORE IT’S EVEN EARNED.

“OH BEAST (SAYS BEAUTY) YOU ARE SO MEAN, YOU SHOULD REALLY LIGHTEN UP.”

“NAH BEAUTY (SAYS BEAST) IM NOT GIVING ONE ROOM TO MESS UP.”

“REALLY BEAST?  EVERYBODY NEEDS SOMEONE.”

“NAH BEAUTY EVERYBODFY LEAVES ONCE THEIR COURSE HAVE BEEN RUN.”

THIS IS MY REALITY BEAUTY VS. BEAST.  MY JADED CYNICAL SIDE VS. MY SIDE THAT STRIDES TO BE COMPLETE AND BELIEVE.  BEAST MAY TRIUMPH ONE DAY THOUGH DOUBTFUL; BEING THAT BEAUTY WON’T EASILY CONCEDE DEFEAT…

I WILL MAINTAIN THE ISSLUSION OF MY DUAL PERSONALITY.

              BEAUTY AND BEAST…