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You Cant Judge a Book By Its Cover

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("Eye of God", 2018, original encaustic) You Can't Judge a Book By Its Cover You can’t judge a book by its cover Or then again maybe you can Covers show us what the authors want us to see And there is plenty to judge in that But it may not be what the author wants us to think Once open though All bets are off As the author’s own words And not just image Are exposed for us to taste, test and judge And yet still in our judgment What are we really seeing? Speaking from experience I can say there are many Who have seen me, my art and poems And think I’m cool And then…. After a bit of conversation Walk away Thinking, Jeez, what a racist, sexist, fascist pig. If you need to see the face Of all you judge and fear Just look in the mirror. (10/10/23)

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Kim Rodrigues

Date: 10/10/2023 9:54:00 AM

I know there is more to your poem then just being about a book but speaking of books…It is not until I read a bit, do I see where their bent is. Sometimes the book is then shut…oft brought back to the library, haven’t spent a dime, just a little time. But I do buy books too. The other side, none of us our perfect..whatever that means. The world is quite unforgiving .

James Moore
Date: 10/10/2023 10:14:00 AM

Yes, "the world is quite unforgiving", which makes it a unique and wonderful thing when we can do it! I know what you mean about books.... sometimes even ones I'm interested in, just don't hold my attention - thus my nightstand having a couple of dozen piled on it...