she no longer got
the lingering looks,
the constant glances.

Lusting men no
longer wanted
to sleep with her.

Even the mirror
no longer
was wowed
by her.

In a way, when
her looks
vanished, it was
as if she
vanished too.

But though age
stole her looks,

as it does with
everyone,

in my opinion,
she probably
got hotter.

How could I
write such an
impossibility
you ask?

I say with all
the years
she’s lived, she
probably got
a lot hotter

inside her head.

And, think
about it,
beyond the
superficial,

what makes
her the hottest
is the part of
her you
cannot see.

Her beautiful mind.

Bob Boyd