* first impression *

someone asked me today
if i was seeing anyone
and when i said no
she was clearly shocked
and later on uttered "none?"

i started off by explaining
how i couldn't find the one
but when she heard that
her eyebrows raised
even before i begun

she gave me a once over
but stopped twice at my face
or was the second
time for the hair
and gave a look i couldn't erase

"your hair is far too brittle"
and she said my skin was dry
she pointed out pimples
and white spots on my face
then shrugged and said "U'd never get a guy"

"but..." i begin to protest
"i was told looks weren't everything"
but when her jaw dropped
to an unsightly level
i had second thoughts of continuing

she raised a finger at me
and said out matter-of-factly
""if looks did not matter"??
if that's how you believe
then your love life's history!"

"the first impression is crucial
it determines who you are
it places you
on where you stand
and differentiates you by far"

"good hair shows you're prim
healthy skin shows you're proper
a flawless look
tells nothing but
how well you're looked after"

"it shows how much you care
how much you're willing to give
if you take pains
to watch your looks
then you take pains to live"

"it shows that you've got style
and your shine will never dim
with qualities like these
it also means
you'd put in the same for him"

so i started to ponder
if what she said were true
that how i look
and how i'm seen
matters as much too

i thought about it long enough
and came to one conclusion
that actions and character
will most definitely
change the first impression...

hehe dunno what to talk about. Just started typing and voila (is this how it's spelt?). I wanted it to sound like the kind of poem in Chicken Soup, where the 3rd, 4th and 5th line are said continuously. And it probably doesn't even make sense...it's purely fictional ok. I just had too much free time on my fingers...even with finals less than 48 hours away. hehe...well enjoy...=)