Cynic Beauty Poem by BASAB CHAUDHURI

Beauty is neither positive
Nor superlative,
It's comparative.

Beauty is insecure,
A middle-class sentiment
Limits its growth.

I stay away from beauty
As its lack of depth
Pulls me down.

A concept that's skin-deep
Can hold neither the starry night
Nor the coral below.

Beauty is an industry
Not too fair, yet promising
To be a fairytale.

Stay away from beauty.
A comparative degree
Can't reach superlative scale.