“People say “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” True, but it goes beyond that. Don’t judge a book by its first words, first paragraphs, even its first pages. In fact, don’t judge a book until you have fully read and comprehended it.”
~Ryan M. Nash
“Good Looking”
A chiseled jaw, intense blue eyes
And flowing, thick, dark hair
Some people seem to think that I’m
“Good looking” and they stare
I see some guys who are intimated
By my look
I shake my head as they don’t think
Of the pain that it took
The discipline to watch my diet
And will to work out
They fail to realize it was
Work that made good looks sprout
I see a few women act shy
Bashful, timid, demure
In the presence of this “tall,
Dark, and handsome” allure
I see this shyness as quite silly
‘Cause when I was young
It wasn’t envy that they had
Instead, cruel words were slung
“Fatty fatty” the kids called
“You big, fat, ugly nerd!”
And many other insults which
Long time I have not heard
Because I learned about my health
And started working out
Their hatred for my physique soon
Silenced into a drought
And there under that “ugly, fat”
Exterior was a
“Brooding, tall, dark, handsome man”
(Or so the women say)
And now that all the fat is gone
People are not as vocal
They are too shy to speak their minds
When pleasant looks are focal
It’s taught me quite a bit about
The way that people judge
They do misuse their eyes to form
A silly, stupid grudge
And on the flip side, someone who’s
“Good looking” makes them flutter
Attractive faces and bodies
Make many melt like butter
But not many speak up and say
That they like what they see
Maybe they’re just jealous ‘cause
It’s how they want to be
As one who’s made the journey from
“Ugly” to “Quite appealing”
Let me reassure you that
Eyes are not truth revealing
Close your eyes and realize
That we are all the same
Every single person has
A coinciding aim
And that is to be recognized
For what is deep within
Not to be identified
Just by our shallow skin
~Miro
