what if the eye
of the beholder is blind?
what if the ear
can’t hear the smooth voice?
and the nose
can’t smell
the pungent perfume
what if the hands
can’t touch and feel
and the lips
can’t taste
the sweet honey?
What if the mind
can’t understand
the faults
of all its children?
What happens to beauty
if beauty is in the eyes
the ears
the nose
the hands
and the lips
of the beholder
and the beholder doesn’t know?

8/2007