Asymmetry.

by Terry Reilly

This task demands a balanced view,

asymmetry is nothing new.

The scales which weigh one's cuteness might

best favour neither left nor right.

If tipped to starboard or to port

they'll find your beauty comes up short.

That makes, for me, a mighty task,

to face the world a real big ask.

Because, whichever way you try

to view my face it seems awry.

My left cheek's longer than my right

(unless you peer in darkest night!)

What's more, my ears provoke the call:

"one high, one low, one large, one small."

My fleshy lips droop on one side

a relic of the stroke which tried

to take my life this time last year,

bequeathing me this twisted leer.

My irises contrast in hue,

one chestnut brown the other blue.

The pupil on my right gapes wide,

contracted on the other side.

A bushy eyebrow on the left

disdains the right, of hair bereft.

My earnest plea to those of you

who find my features hard to view:

"please don't appraise me by my looks,

by covers never judge your books."

I hope if you embrace my whole

you'll find I'm quite a jolly soul!

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Your Body writing prompt entry

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Write a poem of any type about your body.

Psychological studies have found that the single most important determinant for the external appraisal of facial beauty is the existence of perfect symmetry. This piece acknowledges that apparent reality but asks for a more holistic judgment.

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