In museums you can see fabulous collections
of beautiful things. Plenty of paintings
and sculptures and artifacts and such.
These are placed here by public consensus,
not by the critics, because people
know what speaks to their souls.

Humans respond to beauty time and again;
it is never tiresome! And if you pay attention
to yourself, you will discover particular
pieces of art **** you in, draw you back,
until you stand before them
transfixed and marveling.

I like landscapes and portraits of people
and sculptures in marble, especially sculptures
ill-used by time, with missing limbs
and lopped-off ears. These are the ones
which retain their beauty and become something
more, precious, guarded, and loved.

These are the ones that remain in museums
to prove that beauty and perfection
are not the same thing. These are
the ones that aren't thrown away,
but are cherished and protected
because they inspire!

And sometimes some humans will be
more fortunate than most because
into their lives will step a living
work of art, flawed and beautiful
all at once, endlessly illustrating
the Grace of God, imperfectly.