the Thinker

Why is Beauty so predictable?
So conventional, so usual?
Isn’t Plain beautiful too?
In its sincerity, isn’t it natural?

Why does Beauty have to be so spotless?
And obscenely bloodless and fair?
Doesn’t the moon have spots too?
And still a radiance so rare?

Why is Beauty always deemed young?
Juvenile and tender?
Isn’t Serenity appealing too?
In its deep, calm lines and silver?

Why is Beauty always measured?
In inches, feet or with mere eyes?
Can’t it be stout and not slender?
Can’t an irregular structure surmise?

‘Whining will not change anything, ugly toad.’
They looked down on me as they spoke.
‘I am aware,’ I replied.
‘You need not poke.’

‘What good are you without beauty?’
‘You are an object without charm;
A flesh without taste, if you aren’t pretty.’
They waited as I started, disarmed.

‘Yes, I don’t have the right flesh,’
A cruel smile flashed as I said.
‘But I own thoughts breathing fire;
ideas of which dreams are made.’

‘I weave words that spell wonder
I don’t have beauty, but I am not barren
I have springs of an elixir that blooms all seasons;
while your beauty remains frozen.’

Their milk white turned dark purple;
and anger incensed as I continued.
‘I create all that is beautiful;
I paint with mysterious hues.’

The venom now poured out fuming.
The beauty was nowhere to be seen.
Bitter rage those eyes bred
and rained contempt as they said.

‘Unfortunate scum, you breed disgust
Men lust only for likes of us
Your lame words will only attract scorn;
and that they must.’

‘You are a sorry thing to look at;
A sting to eyes and a bane for senses
Without beauty none will fall
for your poor defenses.’

They stormed away while I thought alone.
Gathered all that Creation had gifted
And gave birth to this piece
which ‘Beauty’ itself has crafted.

Beauty could be eternal, a thing forever;
but does it always usurp?
Does it have to be used and not felt?
Is it not born, always made up?

So I am not beautiful the way They are;
And I may not ever be.
But will that mean…
That there is no beauty in me?

So I am not beautiful the way They are;
And I may not ever be.
But will that mean…
That there is no beauty in me?

NO. It is not so.
I believe, beauty lies within. A beautiful face might have dark spots but a beautiful soul will remain so till the end.



GBU
Arti  

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hi arti,

good to see u again...and good to see the way u think.  

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nice one dear. liked it.  

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wow...coming here after a long time and i see such a good piece of writing..I really loved the expressions that you have coined. True indeed, beauty lies within and more importantly, in the eyes of the beholder! :)  

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So I am not beautiful the way They are;
And I may not ever be.
But will that mean…
That there is no beauty in me?

Who says so my lady ,
Who deems you in disgust
Who knows not what is lovely
Who cares not what is true ?

You are beauty , for the fire within you
You are beauty for the verses you share
I can see through you , those lovely inner eyes
I can feel your spirit even being afar

Beauty is you my girl,
Beauty is the “you” in you
Shun away from the crowd of fools
Who seem to think they see the truth .
you are not them
Nor will you ever be them
But I am sure , none can be ever like you
None can ever dislike you !
For , we all see how beautiful are you !

Take care

By the way wonderful post and yes amazing thought flow , seems like you write once a while but deliver the best !
Hope things are fine at ur end . I took a long break and now statrted posting comments.. slowly will psot again …
Thanks for posting comments on my blog! Keep reading .. willstrike back soon J and yes belated valentines day wishes da .. take care  

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Dear Amrita,
Having written a post like that you ought to have named it 'Blessed'...that would have been applicable to the content and its creator in one go :)

Let me say something here,
the reason we as human beings make such a fuss over physical beauty is the stark, cold, unspiritual, down-to-earth fact that we are embodied beings whose motivations are in some way or the other connected to the perpetuation of the species...our aesthetic sense, and our understanding of what is attractive is largely constrained by our biology...people who fall in love hardly know that there is something going on at the biochemical level, and that their immunological profiles are matched unconsciously/ unknown to them, through signals that the conscious mind can't even detect...

Does this mean that 'beauty' 'love' and things of that ilk have no existence independent of humans and their bodies which are subject to decay?

It depends...to me, beauty is something I glimpse when I behold a lovely equation..a mathematical statement which reveals to me a facet of nature...beauty is something I find in the toothless grin of a granny, and in the chocolaty smile of a child...
and 'love' is something I believe in, in a sense that is hard to articulate,...I have experienced it, in the way I understand it, only with people who have absolutely nothing to do with me, and who won't be with me in any long term sense..it is just an ineffable gladness that warms your heart when you are in someone's presence...it seeks nothing and needs nothing..so I have learnt to accept all experiences as being finite as life itself is finite..nothing new...just what my dear KrishNA said ages ago.

But 'romantic love' which is where the notion of 'beauty' and /or the idea of someone 'being attractive' come into play, is something I regard with increasing scepticism...,I do not deny that one may find someone great/beautiful in some deep sense and want to be with them and all that...but the fact that it's happening in these parts of your brain (as revealed by fMRI scans) and is occasioned by the tyranny of your genes is not particularly helpful to an aspiring romantic...

I don't know what made you write this...but those 'girls after whom men lust' are not worhty of contempt or anger...they just need to be accepted as victims of their own biology, and pitied for their inability to rise above it :)
I have found beauty to be a widely contested thing...I think it is pathological to concentrate on 'models' of 'beauty'...I personally don't find any world beauty Ms.Whatnots beautiful (haven't met anyone as beautiful as my grandma used to be in those days :))
I am not a great man or someone with a superior moral code...I am just someone who tries to make sense of life and these are my opinions. I really don't objectify women...but I must mention that I have complimented women on their appearance, and I have done so while being fully aware that my brain is acting in the way nature has programmed it to.
See, I am imperfect in many ways after all

SARVAM SRIKRISHNAARPANAMASTHU!  

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"Beauty could be eternal, a thing forever;
but does it always usurp?
Does it have to be used and not felt?
Is it not born, always made up?

So I am not beautiful the way They are;
And I may not ever be.
But will that mean…
That there is no beauty in me?"-

What a post - and what beAUtiful lines! - to read on a return to your blog and I must thank Anand for it! Couldn't agree with you more, esp when you ask the (rhetorical - "for me") question - why can't beauty be FELT? It is a profound question purely because the answer I feel is simple: but we always miss the simplest, don't we? Anyway, wouldn't want to spoil your beautiful (I "felt" the piece!) piece with my turgid prose!

Will try to post something as a follow-up (or sorts!) in my blog in a while. Have been away from blogging for a long time, thank you for the inspiration!

And it is great to note that there are people who defy majority "paradigms" even if means only the least significance to the world. But keep at it... for I am sure the philosophy embodied in those lines is INDEED (as Anand puts it) "blessed"!

Cheers!  

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known stranger,

glad to know u liked it.

anu,

very happy to see u comment on my blog after such a long time. coming from you it is always inspiring! all the best!

meenu,

WOW! u almost wrote a counter poem to mine and it is really lovely. it was so exact in its reaction as if almost some conversation is going on. reall loved and enjyed it. one thing which i felt and am happy about is that u could really relate to the poem. n yes ur write in saying that i write once a while..i dont knowhow good or bad it is though; thats for u all to decide...however, i do not write about anything that i can't feel myself. and yes, will b waiting for ur next visit...belated happy valentines to u too da.

anand,

pleasant surprise! and much as i expected ur comment is unusual in its content and as always informative. all those ongoing data about biochemical substances that are ina ction during love and attraction...phew! ur really a very deep thinker and philosopher...gave a complete new and a very different perspective to the whole thing. the thingthat u said about ur granny being the most beautiful..i could relate to that feeling when i wrote about Serenity being lovely too in my poem. as far as ur saying that ur imperfect in many ways is concerned; wel, i believe perfections/imperfections change according to the way different people view others. and so even if u feel ur imperfect, others might find thosevery qualities to be perfect. do tk care and keep blogging :)

srini,

im getting surprises (pleasant ones of course!) one after another today. first anand, then ur visit to my blog after such a long time. thanks for all those lovely comments and m glad u could feel the emotions attached to the piece. otherwise, its just another piece and wont bring about any major difference in anyone's perspective. would look up to ur follow up post. do tk care and keep blogging..its one platform where one can voice such expressions that u might not b knowing exists within u.  

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all i can say is that this is an amazing post by a beautiful person.what is outside beauty if not the heart to know the feelings of man..  

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