what is beauty? Its more than a symmetrical face
its more than the tight little bodies men chase
beauty is in the obese man who helps a child read
beauty is in the acne filled face who helps someone in need
beautiful is the now childless mother who tore through her sorrow
to give her sons heart, and give someone else tomorrow
beautiful is the deformed woman who spends her time with the abandoned
beautiful is the counselor who helps us sort the cards we've been handed
gorgeous are the single mothers caring without help that's due
gorgeous are volunteers helping forgotten elders to feel new

not that it isn't nice to be appealing to the eyes
but what matters is how you feel when a stranger cries
can you walk by, no change in your stride
or does it start to get to you inside
do you live for only you, and you only
if you do you'll get used to being lonely
because nobody can stay hidden behind their skin
after every action it proceeds to thin
until finally the ugliness is there for all to see
but you'll find out yourself, you don't have to take it from me