Best Looks Can Be Deceiving Poems
From a babe to a man, I needed your hand. Now I understand, it was part of God's
ultimate plan. I was to be raised by another woman. Don't get me wrong, Grandmomma was something! She gave me all the love a child could need. She was always there for me. Truly a blessing! No Mother, you don't owe me a thing. Not even an explanation. I can't sing, so I wrote this dedication, tTo show my appreciation.
Momma, Momma you're still #1. No matter the distance; rRegardless of what you've done. As God is my witness, I'm still your son.
Yes I hold resentments, and that is hard to ignore. My hurt I can't hide. When
you kicked me out. And out of your three children, why was I the one you let go?
From afar you watched me grow. Did you worry about my well being? On the surface, looks can be deceiving. No, I was not well. I was actually a child living in hell. Easy for you to say "It's over, it's the past". I was forced to grow up too fast!
Momma, Momma you're still #1. No matter the distance. Regardless of what you've done. As God is my witness. I'm still your son.
I remember spending the night with you and that was such a treat, just to escape the hurt from being beat. Looking back it was a real tragedy. I felt you didn't love me. You were my Mother but you gave me up so easily. Grandmomma became my only family. The only person I could rely on. But now she's gone. Even now as a grown man, I feel so alone. If I could sing, this would be my song--
Momma, Momma you're my queen. For you I would do anything. I just want you to be proud of me. Whatever I've done, please accept my apology. I'm not perfect, never claimed to be.
But I am strong. Especially dealing with this pain for so long. I just hope we can finally be a family when I come home.
Dedicated to my Momma "Phyllis Ann Lopez"
Note: Thank you Poetry Soup for allowing me to share another piece of my life. From both
pieces "For Grandmomma" to this piece "For Momma" you can picture my relationships with
both women. My mother was far from perfect...But no one is perfect and I love her all the
same! Jimmy
I saw a tree crying in the rain
A woman hurting with no pain
The wind blowing but I couldn't
prove it
The earth spinning but I could
not move it
The song itself could not sing
The thought it travelled with no
wings
The words alone could not
speak
The gauge could measure but
could not heat
The ocean roared but could not
rain
The valley moves not yet isn't
lame, and a deck of cards can't
play a game
A knife can cut but can't taste
the meat
And a drum can never hear a
beat
yet a broken heart can keep on
beating
Fall leafs can fall without
leaving
But can you cry without your
tears?
Can time go by and not make
years?
Can you lose your mind and
still be sane?
Can she hurt . . . and not feel
pain?
And a tree can't cry in pouring
rain
But looks can be deceiving and
memories can fail
Perhaps it was the woman
crying in the rain, and the tree
that could not feel
For who's to say what's really
real?
this boy -
he is mythology
he is the pomegranate sitting in persephone's
palm -
(looks can be deceiving)
this boy -
he is a mirror
can show medusa what heaven really is -
how pain really feels
but medusa never looks
this boy in the sun -
he is the smoking gun
in the death of icarus;
he is the crime scene in the middle of the ocean
this boy -
this boy is murder
he is cain holding a blade to abel's throat,
holding a mirror up to medusa,
force-feeding a pomegranate to persephone
this boy cuts the snakes off medusa's head
and makes snake-skin boots;
plucks the melted feathers from icarus'
cold hands and makes a throw pillow
this boy is murder when he wants to be;
this boy is murder when he needs to be
Let me start by saying looks can be deceiving
By the person that’s receiving
And transmitting the image to the brain to create a perfect picture
Judging before you look
Failing to see pass the skin deep within
Where her beauty lies therein
You not willing to go on a journey and discover the unwritten
Memories left behind in a safe
And you’re the combination to her heart
The flame before its start
The light before the dark
Emotions wrapped in life
Calling it immortal love from above
Your heart now complete
But you face defeat
Because you judged before you look
Deep in guilt for the wrong road you took
And that moment made you realize
That your decision was reversible
And karma says your next.
-Much Love-
Richard Corbett
Walking down the sea shores
Gazing at wondrous God’s creation
Amused by the noise made by waves
And enjoying the spit by rolling waves
I blinked twice for conviction
I couldn’t believe my eyes
The adage says “looks can be deceiving”
Can the angel be evil?
Your glittering chocolate skin
And dripping diamonds all over your body
Were too bright for my eyes to handle
Your beauty is beyond immaculate
For a moment I went blank and out of words
Silenced by your perfect African beauty
I thought such beauty exist only in fictions
I wanted to complement but I tripped over my tongue
Like your favorite book index
I hope that my actions will guide you to the pages of my heart
That discusses what is in store for you
Only if we can meet again
All my life I’ve been rehearsing
Penning every word that describe you
Hopping I’ll overcome my stammer
I hope for a second chance with you
Silver tounge devil
You master of arts
Making promises of forever
Than ripping out hearts
You're a snake in the grass
Laying ready to strike
Looks can be deceiving
You're as deadly as your bite
Eyes from the Heavens
Body of a God
My life was perfect
Until you came along
A force to be reconed with
Leaving chaos in your path
You're a tsunami of lies
In which everyone drowns
You're day has come
You've met your match
Today is the day
I'm taking my heart back
I was there not too long ago,
Everything seemed fine.
You looked like a happy, healthy family,
But I guess looks can be deceiving can’t they.
That very night,
You broke my brothers heart.
It’s shattered in pieces,
To never be put back together again.
It’s like humpty dumpty,
and his wall.
He’s fallen off the cliff,
and will never find his way up.
Not only have you taken his heart,
And ripped it in two.
But you’ve also taken away his little girls,
That’s just something you don’t do to someone.
I used to doubt it when people said you were messed,
But all doubts are gone now!
I stood up for you,
When no one else would.
Saying you were great,
And that you were just going through something.
But now I see that it was all a waste of time.
Even when you were sleeping around with other guys,
He still loved you.
He never did anything to hurt you,
Never even saw another girl.
Even when you were with someone else.
He always figured that things would work out,
And they often did.
But this is something he will never forget.
He trusted you,
And you broke that bond.
He loved you,
He still does.
The shards of his heart,
Are aching because they can’t ever let you go.
I used to think you were cool,
I used to look up to you,
I used to love you,
But not anymore!
Now I realize that your just a dumb girl,
Who doesn’t deserve a man like him.
You don’t even deserve a man at all.
The girls, my innocent little nieces,
Don’t deserve a mother like you.
They deserve a mother who loves them,
Who cares about them.
A mother that won’t go and sleep with a guy,
After only two weeks of knowing him.
They deserve a mother,
Not you!
I drift off to slumber only to receive a warning.
An alert to impending danger.
The one who is evil and,
Aims to turn your soul black.
Beware of the one with hair of fire and,
The voice of an angel.
Watch out for her piercing black eyes.
Yet, all will hear that her heart and soul are pure.
The message is clear,
Looks can be deceiving,
You must search within your,
Heart and look into her soul.
You will notice the kind smile and,
The black will disappear.
The devil invades our dreams,
Giving us false messages.
Those that are pure of heart,
Will never be seen as evil.
The eyes are the doorway into the soul.
This is what you must remember.
My flower lies within, a sight that few have seen.
Protected and hidden by sharp thorns and leaves of green.
An innocence ripped away at a very early age.
My flower's locked away in a cold and lonely cage.
Pain and loneliness now partnered with a lost child’s soul.
A broken heart now pleading to once again be whole.
Looks can be deceiving a flower hidden forever be.
Most will see just thorns never looking in to truly see.
It dwells within the darkness overlooked and locked away.
Living without light, in my dreams it does gently sway.
Maybe the day will come when my hidden cage is found.
I hope true love’s key will set me free from the pain that surrounds.
This land has many flowers some of their beauty is hard to see.
Many eyes and many beholders, from sea to shining sea.
Beauty is seen by all, but noticed by just a few.
Stop and smell the roses, may their beauty see you through.
*The Flower, The Thorn or Both Poetry Contest*
7-7-20
Looking at the view from the window
Watching all the cars pass on buy
The street lamps give a distant glow
Now brienghting the darkened sky
Looking at the view from the outside
A whole completely different perspective
Especially when looking from the inside
Some things seem like their reflected
Looking at a view that's way out of focus
One asks what it is that I'm now seeing
Making up your own style of burnoculs
Though I'm told looks can be deceiving
And now I'm looking at a view from a far
from way up above, from a great height
I wonder to my self is it a shooting star
Though it dose seem quit out of sight
Now looking at a view from way over there
I suppose from that of an artists point of view
Like all around a blank canvas, stripped bare
Trying though to separate the old from new
A view from a completely different angle
Now that changes the whole dynamics
Different shapes, is it a square or triangle
I don't know so much about the physics
Iideas from others I wrote like sights and sounds
Idea came from seasons and ghost town poems I wrote
probably makes no sense but like I said in my dys of colour poem
the way my thoughts are made WRITTEN BY MYSELF DAVIDSCOTT FEB MARCH 2013
wishing round in my head while think of other things at time maybe reedit in future
im still working on something else called rems
Escaping Illusions
A person can only take so much
Guess you ran out of luck, huh?
What’s next? What did he do? What didn’t he do?
You can’t have your cake and eat it too.
How can she treat you like a king?
If you can’t understand what she speaks
He never says what he means
Don’t you get it? She’s not your queen
Anyone can solicit some explicit lines
But actions speak louder than words
Keep this mind for the next time
He’s trying to find his true love
Make her your one and only
Cause ignorance hides behind falsifications
So lonely
Love and attention…
Was it too much to ask for?
She gave you a hundred and fifty percent
Nothing less, but nothing more
And to think that your expression was heaven-sent
Well, looks can be deceiving when you exaggerate to escape
And procrastinate on the moves she wanted to make
So what’s to blame?
It couldn’t be fame
We all know this game
It’ll never change
So all of his excuses are long term and lame
This expedition has expired
Send this message as “URGENT”
She’s ready to ride out without him
Cause he’s no longer worth it…
So pack up her bags and leave everything else behind
Cause you’ve coasted in neutral for the very last time
Out of sight and out of mind
Until the next time we see eye to eye
Closure from the unpredictable
These are her good-byes
By: Aleasha A. Martin
I used to watch sunsets in your eyes. But something changed, I began to catch you in
lies. Don't act like it's strange, and seem surprised. Your tears can't heal my pain. So stop
the theatrics and tell me his name! It's a shame, that a grown successful woman succombs
to playing games.
You think you can destroy me emotionally by your infidelity? What goes around comes
around. You just inherited a new enemy! It's hard to imagine I was sharing my lady with
another man. How could this happen? But life goes on and my heart is strong like Conan!
Love is something I've tried believing, and looks can be deceiving. See, I thought I
settled with you in a comfortable place, but I discovered a devil behind a beautiful face! I
suffered from your deadly embrace, and your lies have left a bitter taste. Once upon a time
I would have sworn you were magnificent! It just blows my mind, that inside you're just
counterfit.
You must be sick in the head, and completely out of your mind. To return from his bed
with palm prints on your behind! I am appalled you don't even try and hide it. The situation
must make you sexually excitied! Do you get pleasure from hurting those in your life? I'm
willing to materialistically sacrifice, to close the curtain on you as my wife!
People ask are you a man or a mouse? Okay - I'll take the TV and you can have the
house. So no more fussin, cussin on who gets what. You can have it all and stick it up your
butt! I will find someone else, that's not an issue; and hell no I won't miss you! I'm out the
door with these nikes on my feet. Call me an athlete, because you're left in the dust! I hope
without me it's misery for you to adjust!
Congratulations, for a short time you caused me pain and misery. And all those people
who told you to S#$t on me, no doubt you'll need them when I get out, so you can wipe your
a$$! You nasty Jezebel with no class!
My dearest you
I know I brought you nothing but pain and sorrow
Sleepless nights accompanied by a wet pillow
How you smiled and yet with tears in your eyes
When I screamed you the one for me
You gave me your heart and I took it
With no intentions of returning it
You gave me your body
I enjoyed every minute of it
My smile made you blush
My words made you melt
My eye convinced you it was all true
Yes I played you for a fool and that is true
I know I brought you nothing but pain and sorrow
Sleepless nights accompanied by a wet pillow
My intentions were never pure
Like a well written script
It was all for show
I left you with nothing but sad memories and hole in your chest
For I have your heart in my treasure chest
All that is left is your soul
My intentions were never pure
My intentions were never good
You fell for a well written script
Only meant for show
My dearest you
Actions speak louder than words
Looks can be deceiving
Never forget these words
~Mash Rams
Yesterday I found a tear stained love letter All the promises how it all would be better
My eyes are very clear and dry now
Troubles of then are troubles of now
Seemed so long ago those days surreal
So I found a letter of tear stained love unsealed Far back in the recesses of my broken heart
Away from the lock and key emotions restart
Now tears flowing growing from a fruitful life
It was not meant that you were to be my wife
Looks can be deceiving giving the benefit of the doubt
As to set it free if it returns it's yours it never was it turns out
Though as cliche as the love crying in the rain
They're with me even today just memories unlike you
Here to stay is another keeping promises away from the blue
To see the tears of joy streaming down my face
Stay awhile witness the arms of a loving embrace
Oh I found a tear stained love letter
I think it is from you trying to make things better
Believe me it was kept all this time with care
In the locket of my heart to one day share
Yesterday I found a letter of tear stained love
The grass seems greener on the other side, so we sometimes forget that the Lord will provide. We step away from the safety we receive so we step into danger and then we start to grieve. The wolf hides among us and we naively don't see the snare, until we're caught up in the unknown trap, with no help anywhere. We're blessed to have a Shepard to leave the flock behind and go searching for the lost ones to rejoin the ninety-nine. Sometimes each of us stumbles and sometimes each of us strays, but our Shepard is a faithful one and seeks us out always. The grass seems oh so pleasant when we are not satisfied, when we're carried away by stubbornness and blinded by our pride. But the grass is never as good as we think, for it is all the same, and looks can be deceiving, it's part of life's cruel game. So let's stick close to our Shepard, contented and not stressed. We'll lie down in peace and comfort and in safety we will rest.