An Ugly Shell

I want an ugly shell.
Put on your bathing suit,
And help me search
For an ugly shell.

Toss aside the pretty,
And the perfect,
Please-
Common combers
Collect the comely.

The shell I want
Would never win
At American Idol.

Place it to your ear, my dear.
If Simon Cowell
Would smile and say,
“This is the worst shell
I have ever heard,”
Keep it
As a contender.

Quirky,
Colorful,
Battered, Bold and Broken
Beat Beauty
In my book
So help me look
For an Ugly Shell.

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