Beautiful?

Izzi Lynn

He calls me beautiful.
What is it he sees in me that's 
beautiful?

This face of mine isn't beautiful
My eyes are a simple green, 
my nose is sloppy and bigger than beautiful.
My lips are pale and small, thin and indelicate. 
My cheekbones are high and my eyelashes are long. 
I am striking, perhaps pretty, but not beautiful. 
No, my beauty does not take the form of 
a beautiful face. 

Perhaps it lies within my body?
My waist is tiny and petite. 
My legs are long and shapely. 
But my chest is flat as could be. 
My ribs are easily visible. 
My shoulders, broader than they should be, 
and my arms are as thin as twigs. 

So perhaps my beauty lies within my personality?
I am acerbic, my tongue is silver. 
I play with words and the world is my chessboard. 
I lie and lie and lie.
My soul is certainly ugly. 
So what is it about me that makes him call me
Beautiful? 

  • Author: Izzi Lynn (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: December 25th, 2016 16:35
  • Category: Reflection
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Comments2

  • BRIAN & ANGELA

    This is a BEAUTIFUL Poem SILVER ~ because it examines the external physical things that people consider the"source of beauty ~ our FACE & FIGURE and are dismissive of them because of your self-image ~ BUT you really are beautiful physically because YOU are YOU ! And YES you do have beautiful inner qualities also ~ your mind & personality. It is YOU he considers beautiful ~ the whole package ~ Face ~ Body ~ Mind & Personality ~ so believe him ! Thanks for sharing ~ BRIAN

    • Izzi Lynn

      Thank you so much Brian, I really appreciate the words. Also, thanks for commenting. I know I don't thank you enough for it. ~Silver

    • Francesco

      This is a beautiful, evocative poem. Your description so thorough, I could really see a beautiful person (objective of course) despite words sounding somewhat self-deprecating. It also speaks to me of emotional, spiritual growth and self reflection: why is this person unable to see their beauty?
      I think this is a feeling many of us can relate to.
      Thank you for sharing.



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