You're Beautiful

You're beautiful, you know
Yes, before you laugh
Hear me out;
You have the barest of faces
No subscription to vanity
And yet no finer sunrise
Ever lit a sky
Than your smile makes mine blaze.

You're beautiful you know-
And before you tell me to shut up
Can I say that your little habits
And your turn of phrase
Are petite and safe
Just enough rock in the storm
To drag myself out.
Beautiful, ordinary you.

You're beautiful, you know-
Before you cry and tell me I'm taking the p---
No catwalk heart could ever light the hearth
Or beauty my sores with kindness like yours
I know I talk too much, but

Just accept you're beautiful
I say lots of words
Hoping some of them stick.
Like the simplest bud charms the bee
You're beautiful to me.

(For Kathy)