Beautiful You

by Brad Quammen   May 1, 2008


You are to me like water in the desert,
When I'm fed up with everything,you keep me going
Keeping me sane in this mirage of an existence

You are to me like air to the lungs,
without you I'd die gasping for your beauty
As repetitive as the waves touch the shore
you shall be on my mind forever more

You are the laughter amongst sadness
straying my mind away from the pain
a true angel amongst devils
in this life that's so hard to bare

True love was once an enigma
but I've solved this riddle...
You were the answer

Though I know not the meaning of life,
I know that you are a part of mine forever more
and I want no other,
just beautiful you

©Brad Quammen

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  • 5 years ago

    by Brad Quammen

    I wrote this 10 years ago for a girl I felt I wouldn't be able to live without. We broke up in April of this year (2018) which was shortly after the ten year anniversary of this poem. There is a sad irony in this. I haven't written poetry ever since the last post I made here. I feel a deep sadness when I read this now. A reminder of what once was.

  • 15 years ago

    by anonymous lover

    Woooooooooooow...it's sooo beautiful
    I really enjoyed reading it..
    I can just say woooooow to it..
    keep up the great work!!

    5/5 of course!!

  • 15 years ago

    by A Phoenyx in Flight

    "You are to me like air to the lungs,
    without you I'd die gasping for your beauty
    As repetitive as the waves touch the shore
    you shall be on my mind forever more"

    This was my favorite sanza I loved it so much.
    this poem is very sweet you can feel the love in the words. it reminds me of the person i love you are a very good poet

    • 5 years ago

      by Brad Quammen

      I know I'm very late responding to this but thank you so much for your comment.

  • 15 years ago

    by Kait

    You are such an amazing writer. just the way you word things brings images and so great an emotion. the poems are shown to be straight from your heart. i love the style in which you write and i hope to see much more from you :) 5/5 greattttt job! god bless

    • 5 years ago

      by Brad Quammen

      I never thought I had a style. I just write what I feel and try my best to describe it. Thank you so much for taking time to comment on my piece.

  • 15 years ago

    by unknown

    Beautiful you is beautiful poem.. it has beautiful words, strong emotion, nice flow. First stanza is beautiful, 2nd is also beautiful, 3rd is more beautiful, and 4th is the most beautiful, I like the way you describe your ideas..
    As if you could make it longer, it would be more beautiful.
    beautiful you was beautifully written.. :]

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