Looks

R Nava 1955 (Lingayen)



Looks

Maybe it is vanity
Or simply just a yearning for serenity

I do look at faces
And study their blatant traces

Some speak of sincerity
On others I see insecurity

No matter the judgment
Reading them I find fulfillment

You have to excuse me
I just got to fill the desire in me

However I judge
I hope you wouldn’t budge

Your character is what matters
And not what you hear that flatters


10-30-23
11:13 pm

12-12-23
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Written on October 30, 2023

Submitted by xx_nelski_xx on October 31, 2023

Modified by xx_nelski_xx on December 12, 2023

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Scheme AA BB AA CC AA DD XB EF EF
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 437
Words 95
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

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  • Yuqing
    "人不可貌相” ,an old saying in China, means to should not be judged another one by look. The same meaning to your poem. Wonderful!
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