Pageant of Poems

This is Black liner that frames green eyes
These are her Nike’s, only size 5
This is her Iron- to flatten black hair
Some of the reasons older men stare

She’s Beautiful
She’s Beautiful
So beautiful when she cries
She’s Beautiful
So Beautiful
But she hides it deep inside

He is the father who made her cry
She is the father who watched form the side
This is the love she never received
Why this angel has no room for belief

Thick Lashes, Innocent Eyes
Raise the skirt, Lower the Price
Amazing all sex buys
I lost her to the lies

These are the streets to which she belongs
These are the scars from other men’s wrongs
This is the shame she must carry
The things that stole away my proud Mary

She’s Beautiful
She’s Beautiful
So beautiful when she cries
She’s Beautiful
So Beautiful
But she hides it deep inside

Katelyn Lawson