tempestuous

what if instead
of a lifetime spent
staring in the mirror of a morning
as an art critic at an opening
finding something wanting
(the circle under an eye too morose,
the blemish on a temple defiant,
the awkward freckle on a nose,
tempestuous hair unruly,
enthusiastic eyebrows)
what if instead,
we reveled in our body rebellious
instead of gangling or ungainly
we saw, instead,
the glorious changeability
the canvas painted each day
by nature anew
a study in you