Uncharmed

Do not say
 I am beautiful
nor shed flatteries
upon conniving lips
make no comment
 of shimmery eyes
I do not desire tickled ears

Do not say
 I am beautiful
do not love me by sight
love me by mind
 by deed
speak as one blind

Do not beguile
in false pretenses
make no mistake
 I own two feet to stand on
if you call me beautiful
 I will laugh
I will say
don’t fall for what is fleeting

I will say
 you shall fail
in your conquest
shallow
lacking substance
if you say I am beautiful
you will never know
how beautiful I truly am