"Outer Beauty"

     " Outer Beauty "

 

You are like an intrically carved door,

Outer beauty for all of, the eyes to see.

Lovingly polished, like a lusterous wood floor,

But as hard inside...as any wood can be.

 

You stay forever...locked in your shell;

So no one can see... what's inside.

Are you standing behind the doorway to hell;

Is that what you are trying to hide?

 

All of your beauty is on the surface;

For all of the world...to behold.

Your windows are trimmed in curtains of lace,

But...behind the door...you dwell in the cold...

 

Of an empty room...that still becons to me

With nothing of much value...lying within.

Beauty on the outside...behind lock and key;

Willing me...to step inside of that coldness again.

 

Still you stay closed...like a carefully carved door;

Forever locked...so no one can see...within.

Now I am on the outside and the world offers more;

Than that cold room, you locked yourself...away in.

 

Is it love that you fear...in that world where you are;

Locked away in the sad place, that you stay?

Do you know that happiness is really...not that far?

Behind that door do you know...what you threw away?

 

             {P&C}   Valentine

 

Reviews

[Sami Khalil]

You carve beautiful imagery and words in this lovely poem. Enjoyable to read and sustain the imaginative...:).//

[Valentine]

Thank you very much Sami. Kathie

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome...:).....

[Larry Davis]

this is a lovely poem. it teaches to look beyond the surface to find comfort

[Valentine]

Sometimes the heart offers much more than the outer appearance. Kathie

[ANTO]

Outer beauty doesn't last. Then the inner beauty (if it exists) has to take the reins and if its been hid away by a shallowness it may not cope and illness through sadness/depression may take over.
Thought-provoking piece Kathie.

The image of a carved door has personal religious connotations for me - any Catholic church I've been in has such doors out front.

there were two typos Kathie
"...intrically carved door" - intricately?
"...bec(k)ons.."

[Valentine]

Thank you Anto. That is what happens as we age, our fingers do not always hit the correct keys. As for most Catholic churches I have been in are very beautiful on the inside too. Kathie

[ANTO]

your welcome Kathie.
God Bless :)

[Coyote Poetry]

True beauty is skin deep and their kind actions make the person who they are.
"Is it love that you fear...in that world where you are;
Locked away in the sad place, that you stay?
Do you know that happiness is really...not that far?
Behind that door do you know...what you threw away?"
The above lines are true. People who are self-centered learn too late. The life they missed. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Valentine]

Thank you for your kind words john. Kathie

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome Valentine.

[Woody]

great metaphore. you probably described half of the Earth's inhabitants. life is too precious to waste behind "closed doors" while presenting a false facade for the world to see.
yet another good one.

[Valentine]

Yes, I always hated those false facades that some use trying to impress others. Kathie

[R Smith]

a great poem Kathie, such a sad reflection on society as well as on the more personal level, we all know someone like this and in today's world many people are hiding behind those doors afraid to come into the light, let's hope for change soon :)

[Valentine]

There are many who are hiding their softer side as well.

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A wonderful Poem with a deeply meaning-full message, and the last stanza...to the core, Valentine!

[sereenaoutloud]

Love this, brilliant metaphor. The outer shell so mesmerizing but what lies beneath either cold or locked away so deep you never get to know!!

[Valentine]

It is funny how a poem can jump off of a page that is completely different from the story being read. Valentine

[sereenaoutloud]

Im often seeing in poems what is not the write lol !!

[Valentine]

We all see things differently. Kathie

[andrew mitchell]

Great metaphor here Valentine Fantastic and now my second fav on yours in one day!!! :)

[Valentine]

Now you have me turning red Richard, glad you enjoyed it. Kathie

[wordman]

behind closed doors,a whole different being
loved it kathie

[Valentine]

Just an older poem that jumped out of a novel of the 17th century England. I guess some people have been hurt so much they do not want to take another chance. Kathie