Richard Lamoureux Poet Rhyme

Don'T Hate Her

Don't hate her because she's beautiful 
Or envy that she's hot
She is all about appearances
It consumes her every thought

Try to look a little closer
Past the makeup and the hair
Beauty has little value
If a person doesn't care

Looks are her priorities
She doesn't work on what's inside
People tell her she's beautiful 
She gorges on her pride

She's an emotional anorexic
Soul food she refuses to eat
Her behavior reinforced
When people fall at her feet

She craves the admiration
The attention she receives 
Pretty is her curse
In the end it's her disease

She becomes a caricature 
Her illusion to maintain 
Fighting the mirror and time
Over and over again

I appreciate a beautiful woman but the Beauty has to emanate from a much deeper place for me to truly appreciate it. The most beutiful women I have met have become more beautiful with each word they have spoken. We need to stop emphasizing the physical when we raise our children, we will then raise up a generation of truly beautiful people.

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Casarah Nance July 16, 2014 at 7:05 PM Oh man, you just won my heart! I've never been one of the beautiful people, and I appreciate it when guys see girls for the inner beauty not the outter shell, beautiful poem :) Richard Lamoureux July 17, 2014 at 8:00 AM I'm so glad you like it, have you read my poem "The Perfect Womens club"?

Eileen Manassian May 1, 2013 at 9:01 PM Richard...I wish all men thought like you do. I mean...ideally speaking inner beauty should win out, but....it isn't often the case. Beautiful can be an asset. Ah...to be a beauty queen WITH personality would be ideal. You write was perfect in every single way. ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL! :) Richard Lamoureux May 2, 2013 at 7:31 AM Thanks Eileen. The ones who see beauty where others cannot have a treasure to themselves.

Audrey Haick November 27, 2012 at 7:25 PM Say it agan", Richard. Maybe we will all finally listen..as you said maybe we will raise children who will know how really beautiful they are...just as they were made...unique and precious! Thank you so much for writing and sharng this! Always, Annalise Richard Lamoureux November 27, 2012 at 7:59 PM Thanks Annalise, you are sweet

Laura Street November 8, 2012 at 2:47 AM Nice :) Richard Lamoureux November 8, 2012 at 7:34 AM Thanks Laura. I appreciate the time you took to read some of my poems.

Jon A Cavanaugh November 6, 2012 at 7:02 AM Great message Richard. Richard Lamoureux November 6, 2012 at 7:39 AM Thanks Jon

Poet Destroyer A November 5, 2012 at 7:41 PM Richard, beauty is only skin deep....i agree with your bottom note.. we should be appreciated for more than looks... always~pd Richard Lamoureux November 5, 2012 at 11:14 PM I agree that physically attractive women have to also deal with people not taking the time to see their inner beauty. Some men will never be able to look past outward appearance. I think they are missing out.

Sandra Adams November 5, 2012 at 6:55 PM i agree...inner beauty is where it is, someone can be gorgeous but have a bad personality, and to me they are plain ugly...loved this poem! Richard Lamoureux November 5, 2012 at 11:18 PM Totally agree Sandra, we all have met these people. The great thing about people is that they have an infinit capacity for change and may just be going through a phase.

Nette Onclaud November 5, 2012 at 4:59 PM a powerful write that celebrates inner beauty and self-esteem, richard... images so crisp they lend so well with the theme.." She becomes a caricature , emotional anorexic" are just a few... a-ok!..:) huggs

Ilene Bauer November 5, 2012 at 3:18 PM i like both your poem and its message. i love the lines "pretty is her curse - in the end it's her disease." very very nice! Richard Lamoureux November 5, 2012 at 4:06 PM Thanks Ilene, always nice to receive your positive response and to see your happy smile.

Elizabeth O'Driscoll November 5, 2012 at 3:03 PM Very true John, beauty does attract perverts, who sit and stare at people all day, but I'm sure Richard wouldn't stare at a pretty woman, would you ? love elizabeth Richard Lamoureux November 5, 2012 at 3:16 PM Now you are putting me on the spot:)). I love your sense of humor Elizabeth!

Jack Ellison November 5, 2012 at 2:17 PM I really like the way you express yourself in a poem my friend! It's simple, refreshing and very creative. You are my kind of poet... 10 stars! Where have you been? Cheers from the East! Richard Lamoureux November 5, 2012 at 2:27 PM Oops, I clicked on wrong reply button, see above response Jack.