He married her because she was fair;
He didn't know that her mind was dark.
She married him because he was tall;
She never knew that his temper was short.
He married her because she was slim;
He didn't see that her appetites and Mastercard whims were large.
She married him because he was pleasantly plump;
She never though that his vision was cachectic.
He married her because her face was smooth;
He didn't even imagine that her tongue was poisoned and smoother.
She married him because his face and smile were dimpled;
She wouldn't know that his mind was a pit.
He married her because of her make up;
He didn't think she would also make up occasional lies.
She married him because of his muscle and build;
She never thought he would work out or muscle build on punching-bag her.
He married her because of her perfect set of white teeth;
He didn't think she'd one day bite and bleed him.
She married him because of his Porsche;
She never knew that one day he'd drive her crazy and drive her out.
He married her because she was young;
He wouldn't have guessed that her thoughts were old.
She married him because his account was not in the red;
She never knew that he could show her his red eye and beat her black and
blue.
'...captivated by your life of holy beauty. What matters is not your
outer appearance— the styling of your hair, the jewelry you wear, the cut of
your clothes— but your inner disposition... the disposition of the heart, the
imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which God values greatly.
Cultivate inner beauty, the gentle, gracious kind that God delights in...'
~Peter bar Jonas on Bellezza interiore
1 Pet 3:3,4
*West African phrase meaning 'Character IS beauty.'
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