Lights and Kinds and Types and Nights

certain types of people

only look good when things look bad

and certain kinds of people

always look bad when things look good

very few can look the same

under sunlight or the moon

but most will never know

what it is they truly look like

thanks to certain types of people

under certain kinds of light

and the precious few who look the same

under daylight or the night

Author's Note

Reviews

[LJ]

Interesting and powerful. I like the repetition of the word "certain" because it pinpoints what is said about various people and ways, plus it's just a pretty-sounding word. You build with contrasts to something (some people) you see as consistent in the last couple of lines. I like that choice - to tell about opposites until you're ready to say what you find particularly rare and steady. Good.

[Lisa Robinson]

I really enjoyed the imagery , and the thoughts they provoked

[Melinda McQueen]

We're all different.
None are the same.
I like how you wrote this.

[Intothemilkyway]

We as humans can never be the same. We are created to change, adapt and get better.
Be it for worse or good we are the ones choosing but sometimes we have no choice. It's just the way we are created after all.
All we can do is embrace it.

[Himaya Ka]

Wow! It's very true. Simple yet profound.

[Anuja Sharma]

This is not just a poem Dave, you really played well with the words to tell us the different shimmering colors of people. Last 4 lines, i am reading it again and again. I really dig it. Thanks for sharing.
Warm regards,
Anuja

[Ana B.]

Loving the song. Never got to see the movie.
Perhaps no one can know what we truly look alike, well aside from our psychologist, provided we have one of course...It was nice reading your work ;)

[Pennywriter]

A little gem of a poem. It reminds me of a story I was once told: While observing a splendid sunset, a man saw a bear walking in the woods. "Look over there, Margaret. Look at that brown bear over there!". "What?! That black bear over there? I saw it too!" replied the woman.

[CourtniRenee]

Oh I adore this.
You do such an excellent job of juxtaposing two ideas here that make such a beautiful point. The world is all about perspective. It falls back into the idea of- history is written by the winners. I can see a lot of correlation between that thought and your poem.

Thank you so much for sharing!

[Davidgeo]

History is written by statistical aggregation and luck. Everyone's a loser at the end of the day. Everyone.

Juxtaposition is my third favorite english language word.

[Poetic Beauty]

People look different on the inside and outside and in different light

[My Phoenix Project]

I like this. Reminds me of a line from Elton John "There are men behind bars that pray for the light, and men from the suburbs, who pray for the night." I like the structure as well. Nicely done.