Poet Dana Gioia recites his poem "Pity the Beautiful'. Composer Helen Sung has used many of Gioia's poems as lyrics in her jazz songs. Her album "Sung With Words" features several lyrics written by Gioia. The full text of the poem is below.
"Pity the Beautiful"
by Dana Gioia
Pity the beautiful,
the dolls, and the dishes,
the babes with big daddies
granting their wishes.
Pity the pretty boys,
the hunks, and Apollos,
the golden lads whom
success always follows.
The hotties, the knock-outs,
the tens out of ten,
the drop-dead gorgeous,
the great leading men.
Pity the faded,
the bloated, the blowsy,
the paunchy Adonis
whose luck’s gone lousy.
Pity the gods,
no longer divine.
Pity the night
the stars lose their shine.
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