"Brains or Beauty?"

was the question.
at first i knew my answer "brains, of course"
but the more i think about it, the less sure i am. i like to think that i'm at least fairly intelligent, and it certainly doesnt make me a happy person. sometimes--perhaps even often-- i'd like to be beautiful and so completely clueless and ignorant and have no idea when i'm being used or mistreated or whatever. i'd make the same mistakes over and over, sure, but i already do. at least then it wouldnt upset me as much.

sure, being smart has advantages too
but the more i think about it
the less sure i am
that i'd prefer brains over beauty.
so often
i just want
to feel
beautiful.