Friday, 9 September 2022

' . . . a thousand ships'

It surely wasn't the face alone
that launched a thousand ships.
No doubt the face was beautiful
but not enough on its own.

Beauty in women requires a body
as well as striking facial features,
an undulating tempting figure
to drive a man to folly.

And as for her personality,
her interests, values, wants and dreams, 
her understanding - do they matter?
Not necessarily.

It might be the frequent situation -
no deeper knowledge of character
is necessary to trigger shallow
male infatuation.

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