There

Watching beauty trapped like a butterfly in a net.

There

There stood an angel.

A woman of infinite

and deep beauty

but one who struggles

for her freedom,

for her identity,

for her very soul.

One who wrestles

with self-belief,

but opens her wings

and exposes her heart

with the stroke of her quill.

As hard as I tried

to quell her fear

she shied,

like a fine filly,

away from taking

that jump.

So I became disenchanted,

and there she stood.

There she stood

as enigmatic

in her nakedness

as the desires

that burn

in me now.

And there she still stands.

08/02/17

Reviews

[DIVYA]

Not even infinite beauty can assure them of their rightful place in the world. Self-belief is so vital to relationships and self-confidence is so very beautiful. More precious than physical beauty. I feel the pain and dissapointment in your words.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Yes painful disappointment for another's captivity. Thank you Divya for your insightful comments.

[DIVYA]

You are welcome John

[Paul Bell]

You would never think of beauty as something to hold you back. But unless everyone around you is the same. Then hold you back it must.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

For some self belief and confidence is lacking even if all around are saying positive things. Some people get stuck in that place and cannot (or will not) leave it. In this case a muse. Thanks for reading Paul.