Beauty and the Beast
Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder
and so does horror.
I cannot see the life
beneath the form
but only the manner of beauty's death
At the hands of some beast.
J. Binford-Bell
January 2012
The image was provided by Tess Kincaid for Magpie Tales 101. I wanted to run and hide from it but decided to embrace my horror.
Oh, a striking piece to go with a striking picture.
ReplyDeletedang...true that...beauty surely dies at the tips of wrong hands often...nice grit in your own words...
ReplyDeleteA powerful view of the meaning of this week's prompt.
ReplyDeleteliked your take on this prompt..x
ReplyDeleteYes, horror, sadly, too...
ReplyDeleteI think you could dispense with the "sadly" The implication in "horror" is surely strong enough.
ReplyDeleteCreepy!
ReplyDeletewhat wise words, well done.
ReplyDeleteagreed.
smiles.
Sharp!! Nicely done!
ReplyDeleteso true, well put.
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Great write, Jacqui. Interestingly, my thoughts were violent too...
ReplyDeleteClean, crisp....Very good poem!
ReplyDeletepoets palace http://wanderwithoutbeinglost.blogspot.com/2012/01/bound.html
magpie101http://wanderwithoutbeinglost.blogspot.com/2012/01/less-dire.html
Very nice work on this one! The world has far too many human beasts!
ReplyDeletei'd hate to think of the best that will get his hands on her
ReplyDeletelamb's wool
Neat...:)liked it...and the picture selection's just awesome...:)
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