Beautiful

Hey. This one
Really?
Yes, this one.

This is your pick?
Out of all of the paintings we've seen, this is it?
Yes.

Out of hundreds of paintings
your favorite painting is this piece of
Hey, what's wrong with it?

Well, it's a little bit boring
Then you must be ignoring the most important bit
I don't see it
Warren, we've been walking around
Passing statues of angels and portraits of kings
So?
So, you could choose any one
And we're standing in front of this painting of everyday things.

It's beautiful, right?
No, it isn't, it's plain
Well, part of our trip to the Met is I get to explain
Here we go
So, this is a painting of what?
It's a painting of apples
That's right, that's right
So the artist has us looking at what?

Boring everyday things
Well, yes
And the point?
The point is that things aren't beautiful all on their own
Beautiful comes from reflection
Beautiful takes a person who makes a connection
You know what I mean?
For beautiful to happen, the beautiful has got to be seen.

Okay. I like that shade of red right there
The spot where the apple is peeling
It's deep as an ocean but lighter than air
It's simple, familiar, and full of feeling.

The color of Saturdays here at the Met
The color of shouting from rooftops
You bet!
The color of feeling that life is okay
The color of an ordinary day.