Beauty is in the eye of the beholder I told her As her knees trembled from the weight of the compliment I bestowed her Often benevolent Clearly Heavensent If God truly has say in the matter Awkwardly eloquent She reflected pretentiousness Yet never projected the latter Her eyes luminescent Her body quintessence To a hedonist, a lover, or sculptor She beared the essence of loathsome life lessons So there lay apprehension When I vowed to properly love her