Define Beauty

By: Gus Victoria

Define beauty,

Now. This moment.

Define beauty,

Is it in the curve of her hip,

Or the curl of her lip,

A smile to shine upon

The lonely life,

Therein is beauty?

Define beauty,

Is it in the accumulation of weight,

The lack thereof?

Do the tears tarnish

What you desire?

Does the anxiety make it sweeter,

Define beauty,

Is she?

Are they?

What satisfies the lust

And grows the pride,

Is your vanity for her sake?

Define beauty,

Take away her choice,

Take away her voice,

Tell her she is,

Tell her she isn’t,

Define beauty,

But remember...

She is the same,

The reflection is yours,

Its definition you,

Beauty is more than man,

Beauty is more than woman,

Beauty is divine.