He gazed upon the ugliest Visage he ever saw Examined long the grim complexion Counting each and every flaw Of imperfection staring back Confronting him to face his fear A shattered ego in the mirror Mind exterior appearance No epiphany yet clearer So exemplified his weirdness Recognizing who he was Again, yet honored in its presence Just a beastly manβs identity For all the world to witness And resistance to his charm Was all together a futile trial Goddesses of loveliness Would beg to taste his smile And his mastery of how to be His he himself alone And all the muses in their vanity Henceforth set him in stone