Beauty Poem by Franklin M Kline

Beauty is much more than what meets the eye my friend,
It is not about the shape, the size, or the color of your skin,
It is all about the essence of who you are within.
For your heart is your source of your attractiveness and light,
It reflects your values, your feelings and it reflects your might.

Some people may look good on the outside, but they hide a dark and ugly heart,
They may fool you with their charm, but they will hurt you with an evil art,
They will twist your words, betray your trust and take away your joy,
They will use you as their tool, and they will treat you as their toy.

Now some people may not look good on the outside, but they have a bright and beautiful heart.
They may not impress you with their looks, but they will touch you with their spark.
They will speak the truth, support your dreams and they will share in all your pain.
They will value you as a person and they will treat you as their friend.

And then sometimes there are people who are beautiful on both the out and the inside,
but these people can be rare and they are sometimes hard to find.
They are the ones who have it all, the balance of form, soul and mind.
They are the ones who inspire us all and they may make us feel whole in time.

But beauty is not a fixed or a static thing,
for it can grow and change sometimes.
It can be influenced by your heart and your choices,
and it can be defined by your actions and your mind.
You can cultivate your inner beauty by being kind, honest and brave.
You can enhance your outer beauty by being healthy, confident, and clean.

For your beauty is not a gift or a curse,
it is a responsibility and a power.
It can attract or repel people, and it can create or destroy evil.
We should use our beauty wisely, not to manipulate or oppress others.
We should use our beauty positively, to uplift and bless the children of fathers and mothers.

After all if beauty is used in a negative or a harmful way, then it cannot be called beauty at all.

What is a man? A man is his heart.
A loving and good heart means a loving and good man.
A lying and cheating heart means a lying and cheating man.
A living heart means a living man.
And a dead heart means a dead man.
No matter rank, title, or position that a man may hold, if that man's heart is good then that man shall remain good under all circumstances. Whether rich or poor, big or small.
For it is the heart of a man that makes a man rich or poor, big or small.