Beauty; A Gift or a Curse

Simple dreams are my only escape

I hide my face with a red velvet cape

I have to face my fears

I wipe the silent tears

No meaning to my pain

I watch others with fame

Wishing, wanting

Never having

Strawberries grow slowly on the vine

Oh their beauty so divine

Money riches and jewels

The millions of fools

Mirror, mirror on the wall

Who is the fairest one of them all

Surely not I

The twisted freak so shy

No place for me

Can't you see

No one shall treat me with respect

Until my face is erect

My hope is shattered

My heart is bruised and battered

Just an insecure young girl

An oyster without a pearl

How can any one love me

A maiden you cannot even bear to see

I imagine withering into old age 

Without finding someone on the same page

Author's Note

This is my first really signifigent rhyming piece. Please be brutally honest.

Reviews

[floarealbastra10]

great poem!!

[Ruth]

I think its really good hon! Its shows a fragile side to the female that exorcises these words:)
A beautifully emotive poem!
xx

[ForTheWorld]

envying other beauty...that's really proved that the flow of the poem is like a story..a story of beauty, envy of a real woman..that's normal...let me rephrase one of the line in the poem..its not an oyster without pearl...but its really the best pearl of an oyster..

[Jonathan De Elvira]

Hurm, I don't like the rhyming kind of poem because....well, because I'm not with it..:P
Nah, u passed, not as good as others but hey at least better than me XD...

Oh yeah, about the writing...
It was pretty straight forward, true to the point and spoken a lot...
It's also had the element of self drown especially at the paragraph with mirror in it...That's kinda wicked.
The theme of self pity or zero self esteem being portrayed nicely, good flow...

[Stephan E. Weller]

beautifully written and I think the title does say a lot. Beauty can either be a gift or a curse. The pain I felt, when reading, was quite thought provoking at how the other side. It also reveals that beauty can and does bring unwanted recognition from unwanted people or places.
Stephen E.

[Coyote Poetry]

Beauty will fade like all things. Woman with spirit and great hope are the good ones. I believe same goes for men. Beauty can open the door for some people. Not always the right ones. Every woman is beautiful. Just takes the correct eyes to see them. A very good poem and question.
Coyote