it is a choice to turn
toward beauty
toward the wrinkles in the face
of the business woman in black
to consider
the mystery of life lived
perhaps she has children
yes she has limitation
lines around her mouth show -
a quirky cross
between a twisted smile
and a deep set frown
still there is aliveness in her eyes
she’s been somewhere dark
and back again
how many times?
I’ll never know
I only know her humanity
that with the choice
to see her beauty,
somehow
it is everywhere in everything
a simple and distinct glistening
~Emily Levang
