Eyes

Eyes

 

 

 

 

i see pretty things

in an ugly way

beautiful people

as different skinned

my woman sleeps in a 

different city

 

my friends keep their distance

to save their hearts

from plummeting

off a cliff of trust

beautiful people

 

with birthmarks

blemishes of difference

i call her in the middle of the night

no answer

she is out with another

who sees pretty things

 

in a pretty way.

 

 

erin-cilberto

11/7/24

Reviews

[andrew mitchell]

It's funny, I just read that when we see ourselves in the mirror we see ourselves 5 times more beautiful than what we really are so no wonder we don't see how things really are.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

we see what we want to see rather than what we really see.
thank you, andrew.
j.

[emmajoygreen]

Sometimes some people enjoy ripping life and its everything visual from the entire to dust. Destruction is the goal that can if necssary, be swept under the mat or out of sight via spite - depending on the two sides of the mind: how a mind acts, how a mind thinks of how it acts.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I just love how you break apart the words others write with your keen insight....
thank you,
j.

[emmajoygreen]

Dear friend, words can bring amazing pleasure but can also suffocate every sense if allowed. I've tried to read carefully and not be hurt too much or too often when reading others' thoughts whether or not about self or writing. Guess people eventually find their own place in the quicksand... sad tho' it is

[mae]

and those who do not see beautiful things the same way you do, the ugly way, they will take and take and take from the beauty, the ugly, until you are left with and empty silver dish and the only thing staring back at you is your poor, fooled reflection. -mabel

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I appreciate the insight you put into this reading, mabel,
j.

[Desert Knave]

I have always believed that how I see the world poisons more relationships than it benefits, but it isn't something I've been able to filter out of my attitude and words. Nicely written. ~Jim

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your words, Jim,
j.

[Chris Shaw]

Isn’t that just the way j. We all see things differently. I am reminded of that old saying, one man’s meat is another’s poison. It would be a sad world if we were all cloned. I am a firm believer that there is always beauty if you look hard enough. Some, only scratch the surface. An honest perspective.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Yes, and sometimes it is all poison. Thank you, Chris.
j.

[Joli Dy]

There is such strength and honesty in the perspective, delivered with a cutting simplicity. Your last line was so powerful.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you, Joli Dy,
appreciate your visit and words.
j.

[MsJewel]

Your words reflect a complex, emotional perspective on beauty, love, and distance. I can feel the pain in your words Jacob. Brilliant writng as usual. :) Julie

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your kind review, Julie.
j.

[MsJewel]

You are welcome. It's always a pleasure. Julie

[Dave]

It's interesting how we often perceive things so differently. The beauty seen by one is often regarded as married or ugly by another. So nice to find someone who sees things for their beauty. Thanks for your thoughts.
Take care - Dave.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

There is beauty often overlooked in that which appears on the surface to be ugly. Thank you, Dave,read moreThere is beauty often overlooked in that which appears on the surface to be ugly. Thank you, Dave,
j.

[Coyote Poetry]

Yes Jacob. We live in a world where we decide what we want to see and know. Sometime we mistake ugly for beautiful. Beautiful for ugly. I did enjoy the poetry my friend. Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your kind review, Coyote,
j.

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome Jacob.

[Tumi]

the first stanza feels genuine seeing beautiful things, in a ugly way or their ugly ways
seeing things truly as they are, leading to emotional loss in the last two stanza

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your words, Tumi,
j.