Beauty and the Beast Within
Beauty is only skindeep they say
But did you know it's a curse?
Coz only when it begins to go
Do you find out your worth!
When only your nature is left behind
For all the world to see
Are you enough for them to know
And enough for you to be?
Many have trodden this path before
And uncovered its dreadful truth.
Some go bitter, whilst others go mad
And some hanker for youth
Beware of beauty without the brains
Now there's a fickle thing
They haven't a clue why things have changed
And now their problems begin
They love to hear the chat up lines
And realise there's no more
So happily talk to everyone
For one more ego score
But even, then they don't give in
To inevitable Mr Time.
They try one potion after next
In need to stay sublime.
Beauty bitter is just as bad
In all their awesome gaze
They contain themselves without a sound
And quietly seethe in rage
Their anger at their getting old
Is really such a shame
They purse their lips and squint their eyes
And look for who's to blame
And even when they are alone
They pull their tired face
Hoping to find the youth within
Just quickens up the pace
And then there's good old favourite mad
Who's really quite a bird
She's up and down and off her head
Doing things that are absurd
These seem so fun to watch at first
But really they are a threat
As all they do is point and cry
And is a constant fret
For they can't stand the pace of time
Accusing one and all
Of being out to take their place,
Of helping to make them fall
The cruellest fate that life does give
Is one of beauty and brains
For just as you finally see the truth
Your beauty begins to fade
And in this twilight time of skin
When next you start to chat
You start to realise you're the fool
And where they're really at
And so the games you start to play
Are just to find the truth
Of whether they are a friend or not
Or just to sleep with you!!
These are beauties you should beware
For they don't mess around
If they discover you're out to score
Your face will hit the ground
They hate the thought of being used
So look for one who won't
By playing games and teasing men -
Do they give in? They don't!
These are the scariest of them all
As guys end up as heaps
Many have tried and end up burnt
Coz beauty is only skin-deep.
