How Others May See Me, poetry by Warren Alexander at Spillwords.com

How Others May See Me

How Others May See Me

written by: Warren Alexander

 

My face looks the same as yesterday but
When should I have noticed the changes
Maybe the vain notice them immediately
The causal face watcher sees them when
Something falls off or before a doctor visit
It is from your face we gauge age
We do not ask someone to take off their
Shoes and socks to conjure how old they are
People spend fortunes on creams and potions
So that their face is not their face
At 50, everyone has the face they deserve, wrote Orwell
Myopic as to what occurs afterwards
And unfair to the undeserving
I am going to shave now, with my eyes closed

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