What I Used To Be

from an image born

I know what you are thinking
I see it in your eyes
you don't know me
yet you criticize

Among all this beauty
setting alone, faded
to nothing but bones
do you think you see
the real me?

Once when the world
was young, unspoiled
I was the one with the face
here in this beautiful place


My beauty astounding
my grace that of God's
my heart was open
good to one and all

Now you look at me with disdain
say, oh how ugly
how disgusting it is


You don't know what,
 who I am
all you see is ugliness
all you see is bones

Like an alien I set amongst
 this contrast, so far from home

Yet once when the world
was young, unspoiled
I was the one with the face
within this beautiful place

You don't know me
you only see the outer
remains

Judging  thus
never will you see
beauty within me

Yet once
I was you

Author's Note

this is my little ditty on the image which is odd .. different, ugly most would say
I know i used the yet word quite a lot..this may not be good..

Reviews

[Iota]

I guess us guys are guilty of this, lol. hmmmm however who is to say what is ugly? and what is not? it is all interpretation. I do know that if you give a person a chance you can see them in a different light and an inner beauty does come out and change thier physical appearance to the eye of the beholder. But that takes a special person with a special gift to look that deeply into someone. Great write.

[Ladysue]

A fantastic poem for the image! This poem is very profound...those two last verse say so much...good work on this and an effortless flow...

[Sara Mercury]

Sounds a bit like a person who takes a look in the mirror and says, "Lord, what ya doing to me?" Like a person who doesn't like the changes as they age. But we all do. No one, but no one can stop this train...

Very well put indeed.

[Ruth]

Ohhhh, now that hit the spot! Great poem for the image love:)
Makes the reader dwell on your words a lot!
Blimey!
Love it!
lol
xx

[ShaneBerry]

wow! very impactful! i liked this, it had great meaning!