You Are

• Artist: Blossom Morphine
• Description: I thought aboout all the poems in which people usually say someone is beautiful. These poems go on about how someone's hair is the color of midnight or their eyes are warm chocolate, their skin is gold, or their voice a sultry afternoon.
  
  These only make a person attractive. They do not make a person beautiful. So what would make someone beautiful? I attempted to find one of the many definitions.
• Date: 09/28/2008
• Tags: beautiful love friendship

You are beautiful.
One of these days
I'll tell you.
I'm not sure when.
Perhaps when you are at some weekend party,
giggling at the TV,
bored to tears at a lecture on fractal geometry,
or in place of a hug.
Not when you are asleep.
It's true.
Those who manage to survive
shrieks and thrown plates
over whether the light should be on in the living room
and being called stupid for studying
instead of drinking in the bars
and still hold hands and trust
are truly beautiful.
I've wanted to say it for a while now.
You would shake your head, not looking me in the eye.
If I pressed, your skin would seethe, blotchy red
your voice a cold snap.
I'd back down, but I’ll never take it back.
Pity never polluted it,
whimsy doesn't have the courage.
Even when you are sweating
or have stains on your pants
or sobbing so your nose runs.
That you insist on telling off
the inebriated cretin who wants to drag
some poor dear back to his place or
spend your off day helping me fill out
a credit card application,
or sit with me for an afternoon
not saying anything,
makes me want to say
you are beautiful
and that I love you.

Comments

[artistmixx]

that is what beautiful means, and this poem is beautiful, and also sorta how i feel. exept he doesnt like me v.v
but i live with that :] terrific poem 5/5