"beauty lies within" she said
it hit me like a bucket
it does.
it lies within
i thought
and then
oh yeah
but fuck it
beauty lies without
the slightest glimmer
of a hope
or of an answer
to the lies it tells
and who can tell reality
from dope
and easy beauty
grinning wickedly
(she thinks)
through a haze
of undried roses
peppers, sage and thyme
o sphinx
was it really you that night
or was it just those heavy drinks
as she stares into the sun
and never blinks
she never blinks
beauty lies within
they say
without the slightest shadow
of a doubt
it lies within
and not without
and not without
Sing The Sun by Wayne Myers