Timeless
By
Berry Michel
Beauty fades one day at a time, undistracted.
Unbiased and unforgiving, and sometimes unwilling.
Imperfections on full display and unredacted.
Regardless of wealth, health, class, or sore feeling.
Vanity is broken when humbleness takes root.
Mirrors no longer flatter while wisdom blooms.
Echoes of what used to be fall on ears of the mute.
Brides lament the loss of their handsome grooms.
Skin deep connections are harder to maintain.
While real inner beauty steadily intertwines.
Making commitment is not meant to entertain.
True hearts look past what initially combines.
Love will endure the test that only time can tell.
A testament to what really matters on full display.
Learning no shame in badges of a life lived well.
The soul of a person grows stronger day by day.
Perhaps there is no cosmetic for lasting beauty.
A sole focus on physical beauty proves mindless.
Character, loyalty, family, friendship, and duty.
There is an inner peace knowing you are timeless.
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