"The Complex Theory Of Beauty"

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    "Beauty is only skin deep"...and "is in the eye of the beholder"...but are theories meant to work together...or to tear apart? How do we get to point A from B or vice versa? Choose your side :)

    "The Complex Theory Of Beauty"

    The Complex Theory Of Beauty

    If beauty is only skin deep...
    then you must allow me to skin...deep...
    separate the fleshes from the faces...
    then let these women...speak.

    Love them...
    Hug them...
    then weep...
    as mammaries drop to floor...
    and same for the end cheeks.

    No more eye candy...
    I sigh blandly...
    as my candy...
    no longer in reach.

    Stripped of everything we men teach...
    the value of their skin...deep...
    from beneath my skin seeps....
    a desire that has always been...chic.

    I see her...
    I want to meet her...

    then...

    I'm in love with her...
    I know I need her.

    This all occurs of course...
    before me and she become speakers...

    because she is visually stunning...
    if I can visualize nothing...
    then what prevents me from leaving...
    and entices me into coming?

    Before I can look beyond the outer casings...
    the clothing...physique...and powdered facings...
    to be willing to take her soul on vacation...
    I must give my sole interpretation...

    of the first glance and...
    what I was chasing...
    and its affect on further relations.
    Only then can I determine...

    whether or not...
    our trains of thought...
    are leaving the same station.

    After all of this...
    beauty still fades...
    or does it really?
    Do we just grow tired and weary...
    of trying to define it clearly?

    I keep telling myself she's old...
    but I can decline to hear me.

    In fact...

    this is just a beauteous rhyme...
    .
    .
    .
    .
    in theory.





    © 2010 Malik Peterson. All Rights Reserved 

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    JadedJezzabel commented on "The Complex Theory Of Beauty"

    07-29-2010

    Touche' !!!!!!!!!!! You rocked the thought process with this one.....yeah beauty is only skin deep and yes it fades but also grows........it's subjective....... what one loves another recoils....can you still think one beautiful when it's not pretty every day......nice

    MalikPeterson

    08/10/2010

    Thanks much...I appreciate that and glad you liked it :)

    ApaqRasgirl commented on "The Complex Theory Of Beauty"

    07-18-2010

    great write my friend and how true it is of most people who never look beyond the outside beauty. thanks for sharing the great piece love asha

    MalikPeterson

    07/29/2010

    thank you much...glad you liked it :)

    1blackbarbie commented on "The Complex Theory Of Beauty"

    07-09-2010

    oh my goodness. you've done it again! i love the way you use your words. what you are saying is so true. wow. simply beautiful

    MalikPeterson

    07/18/2010

    thanks much barbie...glad you could relate and could like lol. Thanks for coming out once again :)

    Madelynn commented on "The Complex Theory Of Beauty"

    07-01-2010

    Yep! It sucks to be a woman-lol. You men, only get sexier with age- what da'hell is with all that!lol, ok. I'm not as healthy as alot of 'regular' people. I accept this; but, I got really sick several years ago, and my train almost left the station. When I survived my fever- I was left in pretty bad ruins.Actually I was told I would be in a wheel chair today-(I showed them..never could stand being told what to do!lol) -before I beat my own odds- I was left a mess. The fever took my beauty.I was sickly looking, my long hair had to cut off, and I was left with insane artheritis.-On top of that the hormones, and neurotin they pumped into me left me 165 pounds!!So I was pleasantly 'chunkified"at 5'4. I didnt even look like the same woman. My spirit never changed- ah but society did. No more doors opened for me- no more smiles from men, randomly..and I forgot what a whistle sounded like!-but, my spirit didnt change.. Luckily, the ol' me found her way back to the surface! Now, all is, as it was- except 'I' now get the stereotype thing loud and clear. You are still a word King, King. Able to tear down boundries, and shout truth!- Your work is your crown, Malik!-Kudo kingdom here you are!!-Maddi

    MalikPeterson

    07/07/2010

    lol...thank you for another insightful and engaging comment maddi...you are truely the queen of these. At least by being able to see things from both ends of the spectrum...you are just that much wiser about such a vast topic. I am glad you were able to take it on the chin and keep on keeping on :) Thanks for stopping by...always good to see ya and the kudo kingdom was very nice touch lol. :)

    FlowerGirl commented on "The Complex Theory Of Beauty"

    05-31-2010

    MALIK, WOW! THIS IS A VERY INTERESTING PEACE INDEED! YOU HAVE OUT DONE YOURSELF..SMILE THE TRUTHS THAT FOLLOW THROUGH IN THIS WRITE IS SOMETHING FOR US ALL TO THINK AND CONSIDER PERHAPS. ''I BELIEVE THAT BEAUTY TRULY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER'' HOWEVER; WHEN EVER SOMEONE HAS COMPLIMENTED ME ON BEAUTY, I REPLY WITH A THANK YOU IN THEIR ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECOGNIZING THE BEAUTY IN MY HEART AS A PERSON... THAT IS WHERE I ALWAYS WANT TO BE BEAUTIFUL... OUTER BEAUTY IS BEAUTIFUL, BUT BEAUTY CAN BE IN OUR INTELLECT, OUR HEARTS AND OUR PHYSICAL. IN CONVERSATION AND BY THE THINGS THAT WE DO.. AND I BELIEVE THAT NO MATTER WHAT THE OUTER APPEARANCE OF SOMEONE..IF YOU HAVE A GOOD HEART AND ALLOW THE GOODNESS OF GOD TO SHINE THROUGH, THEN WE ARE ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL!!! BEAUTY SUCH A GOOD TOPIC TO WRITE ABOUT, YOU ARE SO TALENTED AND GIFTED IN EXPRESSION OF YOUR THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS.. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING!! MAY YOU CONTINUE TO BE ENCOURAGED AND BLESSED FLOWER GIRL

    MalikPeterson

    06/17/2010

    Thank you kindly...I am glad you liked :)...and you make excellent points...and also you are welcome :)

    When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.

    John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) Thirty-fifth President of the USA

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