I'm Like A Book

For once, this is a poem that truly describes me as a person. I am looking for a true voice. Not just my voice through writing. I want to open up to people through verbal means.

See, I'm like a book 

The words are my mind 
Impeccable, a thought process that shines 
It intertwines with what I truly feel
Who I truly am, telling my story with a certain zeal 

The pages themselves are my heart 
The home for my feelings of which are my words 
Impulsive, but caring for those who deserve 
My passion and my tender loving as they bring to me and share 

I'm wide open for those who want to see 
The real me is calling out to him and her and them 
To read my mind and to feel my heart 
So with themselves, to an extent, of me they'll carry a part 

But what really sucks is when they close me 
They look at the cover, the horrid aesthetic 
It throws them for a loop... They don't see the real me 
They see what they want to see and so I can't make them yield to their emotions 

But what about this book's emotions? 
I have a voice but no one wants to take the time 
To sit down and listen and hear something sublime 
All because what they see on my outside is all but satisfying 

See? I'm just like a book 
And there is simply no hook 
Because there is nothing to look at 
All due to the fact that, apparently, the outside justifies my inside 

Author's Note

Review fairly. Thank you!

Reviews

[Courtney Hough]

Love this! Because just like a book, you're not intended for everybody. Certain audiences (people if you will) just don't take the time to appreciate and invest time into you. This is beautiful and very relatable. Great work.

[Gabby Nieves]

"don't judge a book by its cover" and sometimes you don't, and it's usually the most profound. A good book doesn't need nice aesthetic and it's much better to spend time on the insides than the out. but hey, that's just me. I liked this one and how you tied it up. nice job