Appearances
Appearances
Don´t judge a book by its cover
words which are true indeed
But what of people
and their outward appearances
With inexplicable instinct
I am able to determine like or not
Face, expression, eyes and demeanour
before a word is spoken I know
I am seldom wrong or misled
even at a distance with no introduction
my mind is made up
where does this innate capacity come from
Man, woman or child
within seconds I am fully cognizant
Then as a relationship develops
my initial impressions are justified
keith jeffries
Thu 9th Nov 2017 13:37
David and Ray. thank you for your observations which I value. I suppose I am being highly subjective in this poem as it is borne out of personal experience. Of course there have been occasions when I have mis read or mistook a person but generally my judgement has an unusual sense of accuracy. Recently a friend and I took a taxi from the airport. I instinctively took an intense dislike of the driver who I had never before seen or known. As we arrived home a neighbour came across and warned us that the driver had recently been discharged from prison for grievous assault and drug trafficking. I just seem to have this innate instinct. From where I don´t know. Thank you again as I value such comments. Keith