Outer beauty is not eternal,

With each year it washes away.

New experiences in the inferno,

Fade the beauty of yesterday.

With each passing day I grow weary,

In front of the mirror I saw a change.

Of other’s judgement I often worry,

So shyness locks me in a cage.

Inner beauty lasts forever,

As long as your heart stays true.

You values can be taken away never,

They can only grow to adorn you.

So each day I grow stronger,

A mirror cannot reflect this beauty.

So I hold fast to it even longer,

Outer beauty is just so petty.

It comes and goes as it pleases,

And does not make a committment.

Inner beauty helps with your choices,

And stays in your heart’s confinement.

Be beautiful on the inside while you still can,

And make a choice today.

Spread the word across the land,

And end the wars of yesterday.

JBell 2005