The Treachery of Beautiful Things

Beauty

From small rose to growing tree

Innocent child to wisened grandparent

Moments held in loving arms

Sweet faithful hearts

Gorgeous creation and all its creatures

Alive, breathing, prosperous life

Bringing brightness in the dark folds of space

Bright saphire and emerald

Glittering in the suspension of gravity

A gem of the universe, so beautiful

All these beautiful things that shine...

The treachery of it all

From small hateful comments

To growing attacks of violence

Unjust moments held in criminal silence

Hardened lost hearts

Crumbling creation and endangered creatures

Hunted, murdered, decaying in death

Bringing darkness in the brightness of innocence

Dark charcoal and smoke

Fogging over the remains of humanity

An infection in the universe, so contagious

All the beautiful things soon die

Never lasting, no matter how hopeful

Everything dies in the end

And all that is said is: how tragic!

But the truth remains hidden to the present's eyes

Oh, the treachery of beautiful things!