Beyond Pulchritude

The tale could be simple if you were only beautiful,
But the riddles in your eyes
Compels me to solve the puzzle...
The tale could be simple if you were only resplendent,
But the childishness in your smile
Forces me to be happy again..
The story could be simple if you were only seductive,
But the freedom within you
Tempts me to be imprisoned in it forever.

If words were enough to describe you
I would have not painted your portrait,
It would have been easy to clarify to people
Who think I am charmed by your physique -
That your appearance is a gift from God
But under the veil a truth is hidden,
The zeal to search that made me blind
To your physique and appearance..
The tale could be simple if you were only beautiful..