Beauty Is Not a By-Product

Beauty is not a by-product.
She can't be legislated into existence.
Beauty is essential.
She isn't the result of pre-determined factors.
Whatever thought went into our existence,
Beauty was not an incidental occurrence.
There is no accounting for Beauty.
She doesn't belong to the normal turn of events.
How did she enter the world?
We cannot take credit for her.
Some encourage her, many ignore her.
Those who would take from her only harm themselves.
Beauty is a fundamental force.
She will not be a slave, she will not be exchanged.
Beauty is only and always free.


©2007 Michael Fraley




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