Beauty

Beauty is not

in the eye of the beholder,

but

in all things that exist.

In all

men

women

children

people

places

things

ideas

there is an inherent

beauty that

can never be removed,

replaced, or

altered, regardless of

physical appearance.

We grow, we learn.

We live, we love.

We laugh and sigh.

We live, then die.

Our beauty is not physical.

Our emotions are not mental.

Our being is a constant thing.

Life is beauty.

NOTE: This poem was inspired by a short answer question for e.l.f.'s representative model contest. My profile, along with my prose answer to the question and the question itself, are visible at http://www.exploremodeling.com/Contest/Faceof_ELF_2010/17534/Margaret_Fero.aspx If you'd like to support me, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!