Above and Beyond the Call of “Beauty”…

We color our hair,

The wrinkles we have, become spared,

We cover our bald spots,

We use cream on age spots,

We replace our teeth,

And exercise till we are tight,

Is this vanity or something right?

My fat hangs over the front,

My butt makes a soft surface,

My long hair needs cutting,

My beard does need a trimming,

My glasses are scratched,

My blue eyes fading from age,

Told am I how much I look like a sage…

We can take pills to make us thinner, (supposedly)

We can drink milkshakes with our daily nutrients,

Vitamins, energy drinks, coffee, all for dinner,

Some of us are still bigger than circus tents,

So we exercise dance our selves to death at Simmons events…

Is any of this necessary, do we need to look good for others,

As long as the self is happy, within and without or just about,

We can lose a few pounds and be told by our friends,

Hey you look better, that diet it does work, or so I do portend…

Live with and enjoy who you are, you cannot change that,

You are who you are from the inside out,

Most people I do know, friends and enemies alike,

All look quite good as long as they are happy or again just about…

                © ed ~ 9/11/04