Natural Beauty
Location
Up close and personal,
your blemishes become blatant.
Beautiful marks blended of honey,
and canary yellow; ribbons and ripples
of skin. Your papery flesh screams
to be touched by new hands.
Why do you close off your core?
Folding away for fear of judgement;
like a child being scolded hiding
in the corner. I could try to grasp
your reasons, try even harder
to understand your mindset,
but I will always see you as golden.
You are incomparable to your ruby
sister. I see jealousy
in your mannerisms. Longing
for her smooth scarlet skin, so much
that you lose sight of your champagne charm.
All I know is that you are afraid
of imperfections. Your voluptuous
lips quiver with fear smoothed out
in the corners. I desire your delicate skin
and timid presence. I watch you seclude
into your self and shy away from existence.
I beg you to leap up, grasp hands
with the sun and take advantage of this
natural beauty you have been given.