Waiting For Beauty To Arrive

By skinner_jennifer

Tue, 21 Feb 2017
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Beauty's not waiting to go under anesthetic

being a slave to needle or knife,

making drastic changes to your body

sometimes leads to strife,

 

learn to accept all imperfections

whatever they may be,

giving a unique character

for all the world to see.

 

Beauty's an inner glow

waiting to escape,

an invisible message

that dwells within,

 

waiting for warmth

and tenderness that's

captured in a smile,

or that caring gesturing,

 

beauty's like flower buds

waiting to unfold,

sharing with the world

such colorful blooms;

 

even though their life

maybe short lived,

the impact stays with us

in paintings, photos or a poem.

 

Beauty's in us all

if we should care to take a look,

there's no need for waiting

it's captured in your soul.

 

But then this is just my opinion

others might disagree,

that waiting for beauty to arrive

is only done through surgery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Comments

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

The inward character, and love, interest, caring for others being real, aswell as joy and peace, is not only more lasting, but is a much more complete beauty than attending to some aspect of one's features! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by celticman on

the beauty is in the eye of the beholder argument may take a lifetime or two, by then imperfections may come in the wrong shoe. 

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Thank you for reading Rhiannon and sharing your thoughts. Much appreciated.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Jack,

I suppose I come from another time when going under the knife wasn't around, or at least I never heard about such things, but now it seems to be the norm and once they start it  becomes addictive which I find very sad, unless it's for medical reasons of course.

Thank you for reading and your thoughts.

Jenny.

 

 

Submitted by Ray Schaufeld on

You get to the point here, Jenny. I do not understand why people undergo cosmetic surgery. Surgery always carries a risk and a lot of cosmetic practitioners are botch-up merchants. Far better the natural beauty of the inner glow and the warmth of happiness.

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Thanks Elsie,

I've always wondered why even the most beautiful women who don't even need cosmetic surgery still continue to get sucked in. One of the strangest to me was the actress Lesley Ash. I thought she was so beautiful, but then got her lips done which she so regretted afterwards.

Again many thanks for the read and feedback.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Shannan on

Still, we buy the clothes that 'suit us' / 'flatter us', we second guess ourselves at comments and remarks passed, a little voice of doubt wanders past unexpectedly and it's a reroute to get back on track to believing, every day... maybe it gets easier with age... maybe age takes away beauty that was and acceptance is settled on the compulsory downhill run... maybe it is all perception gifted to us from those that came before us... maybe...

Thanks for sharing the beauty of your poetry :)

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Many thanks for reading Shannan.

I was interested to hear your point of view. I suppose now I'm older my point of view has changed on whether people find me ugly or attractive. I could walk around in a black bag and my partner would still love me for myself, that makes me feel beautiful. Being loved by someone you care about is the most important thing ever.

What you say is true, may be if I were single and looking for love I might look at life differently, though I still wouldn't go under the knife and look at having injections...needles scare me to death.

Many thanks again for sharing your thoughts, it's always nice to hear from you.  wink

Jenny. smiley

 

Submitted by Ray Schaufeld on

My partner encourages me to wear baggy old clothes for comfort when I am at his house although if I do wear something different he makes favourable comments. I hardly ever wear make-up but I did indulge in some fancy French perfume in the January sales.

It's all such a double standard. He says there are times when he would like to wear bright colours and make-up but as a senior citizen in a small town he may get adverse attention. He sometimes gets me to paint one of his fingernails smiley

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Elsie,

hey, join the club, I never wear makeup not even if I'm going out somewhere special, don't own any at all.

There's nothing wrong with wearing baggy old clothes, especially when you're comfortable with the person you're with. I always wear jeans when I go out, don't know where I'd be without them, they seem to fit any occasion.

Your partner sounds like he's up for thinking outside the box, which shows his individuality, nothing wrong with that at all. As you say when we get to a certain age we don't want to draw attention to ourselves, so I can understand his reluctance to be himself when out.

Many thanks for sharing your thoughts Elsie. It's always nice to hear from you.

Jenny. smiley