beauty

This morning I was complimented twice on the 7.5 minute walk to work.  A rare occurrence, I got a ‘Good morning beautiful’ from a duo and a ‘Sup pretty lady, how you doing?’ from a random dude.  It really made me think about beauty.  I’m not dashingly gorgeous, instead I’m rather average.  I’d believe men would be more inclined to find me ‘cute’ rather than ‘stunning.’  I have a unique face, and of the few men that manage to get past the boobs and see my actual face, I think I strike a select minority (and an even smaller amount once I open my mouth and talk).  Cloaked in a wool black coat, hot pink pashima scarf and light pink beanie, what made those guys notice me?  What did they find in the small area of my exposed face that made me pretty?  Was it something perceived?  Did the black pointed shoes peeking from beneath black jeans hint at naughtiness?  Or were they overcome by my rosy red cheeks?  Or maybe it was just eye contact.

Beauty is so visual, what do the blind find beautiful?  A sound?  The scent of a loved one?  The feel of a rose petal?  Would they consider a taste beautiful, like a toffee candy or a chunk of bread?  I’ve always wanted to be beautiful for my brain; would a blind person find me attractive? Without vision getting in their way, would they find intellects beautiful?  Would stimulating thoughts and viewpoints enthrall someone who’s blind or do they, like those who are not vision impaired, find vapid things beautiful like maybe a lilting voice or maybe warm smooth hands.  Would my voice throw them off, my particular smell?  Do they have particular qualities they want in a partner?  My boyfriend like brunettes, would a blind man prefer a woman who sings well?  What kind of a body would a blind man enjoy?  A skinny supermodel’s body, with jutting bones and hard angles, or would he prefer something softer, full breasts, a round belly?  What about a blind woman?  Would she like six-pack abs or maybe want something softer?  Would she enjoy running her fingers through her lover’s chest hair, or does she prefer smooth skin?