‘Never Judge a Book by Its Cover!’
Poem & Prose by Helen’s Journey
Have you felt unjustly judged in life, in work, in relationships and friendships?
Or do you yourself find you are being very judgemental of others or of appearances and don’t fully realise the depth to your stereotyping and assumptions?
We do not have to wait for ‘New Year Resolutions’ to look at moulding the ‘New You’ into how you want yourself to be and how you want to behave. I hope this poem will be a reminder for us all, to look at how we conduct ourselves on a daily basis and to be aware of how we generally treat other people.
Sometimes we forget just how much our attitude towards others, can affect them internally in ways in which we are oblivious. This poem is a reminder of that!
Where to get inspiration from, when writing poetry:
When I wrote this poem ‘Never Judge a book by Its Cover’, It stemmed from being taught growing up as a Christian to “Treat others how you wish to be treated” yet feeling that I was being judged and treated unfairly myself.
Never Judge a Book by Its Cover – Poem by Helen’s Journey
What’s the point of going through the day?
Just to listen to the pointless things people say?
Just to feel uncomfortable when someone gives you a stare?
Or to be pushed by someone in a rush who don’t give a care?
To have people judge you by the way that you look,
But how many have lived just one day out of your book?
They love to criticise and list the things that you’ve done wrong,
Yet how many have taken time to stop and hear the words of your song?
They don’t understand the in’s and out’s of your life,
So because of it how can they give you strife?
Of you, people’s views and opinions are uninformed,
How can they know what goes on behind closed doors?
The tears that drop from my eyes flooding the floors.
They look at me, but they do not know the cause,
And hearing their comments just deepens the sores!
I try to move on, to find joys not just woes.
But it seems you’re blinded to my highs and only see my lows.
Your looks, comments and silence, all add to my shoulders heavy pile,
When really all I long for, is for you to truly SEE me and give me a warm smile!
So, remember as you concentrate on being the best version of yourself you can be, to remind the ‘new improved you’ that it takes more effort to frown than it does to smile! So smile for yourself and share smiles for others – they really do go a long way!!!
I hope this poem touches hearts and consciences – please feel free to comment on the blog and share with me your experiences and reactions to my honest and open words…
A list of other Poems by Helen’s Journey for you to read:
Here are some other poems I have shared (Click on the poem title to open poem in another tab:
“We are WOMAN”– A celebratory poem for all that is ‘woman’ on International Women’s Day!
“Making friends with Grief” – A poem I wrote in ode to my Grandad on the anniversary of his passing.
Fresh Prince of Bel Air Theme Tune Twist – Using poetry & prose of song/rap lyrics to express my feelings and experience after growing my hair for three years to donate 12 inches to charity to make a wig for a child with cancer hair loss.
“CHRISTMAS CHEER” – A Christmas Acrostic Poem encapsulating the Christmas Season.
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A well written poem. I for one enjoy these weekly blogs.
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Thank you Leana, it’s great to have you as a weekly reader & getting you feedback 👌😊
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Heartfelt words from a passionate writer.
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Thank you so much. I’m glad my passion of writing shines through and readers can be touched by my words. Thanks for the feedback 👌👌👌
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//But companies & micro businesses try hard to make everything look good.// haha art shouldn’t be indoctrination of trends but simply art — like your poem.
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Thank you i agree. It’s true, the world tries to programme us to JUDGE everything and mostly through how things look visually against the picture perfect trends in fashion, art, hairstyles, etc.
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Nice book. a story poem amazing.
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‘A story poem’ = I like that description thanks 👌👌 lol
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The poem is great! I love it, it made me think a little this evening too. I think I needed to read this, thank you for sharing!
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That’s so touching to know! Thank you for sharing your experience from reading it with me👌👌👌 really encouraging 😊
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Put very eloquently, well done!
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Why thank you, thats appreciated 🙂
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I love this and relate so much to what is happening to me right now. I needed to read this and I’m so glad I found it x
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Thanks so much for the feedback, that encourages me to write more as openly and as real as I can. So glad you found it & connected with it! X
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What a beautifully written poem! You are an amazing poet as well as a talented writer. Keep up the outstanding work💜
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Thank you so much. That is treasured feedback, so thank you for taking time to read and appreciate my work and for encouraging comment ❤
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Lovely poem. You have a unique style of writing. Truly a book should not be judged by its cover.
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Thank you, I was always told off in educational settings for my essay sentence structure etc not being conventional. So it’s nice to now have the freedom to just write with my natural flow & for it to be appreciated rather than downgraded 😉👌👍👏
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Ok. Thanks. You can check out my blog too.
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I’ve had the most awful day. Been thrown into the lions den of a catty mess out of my control. Targeted by people who should know better I feel like the cover today and hopefully tomorrow will be better.
I really enjoyed your poem please keep writing you’ve got a great talent ☺️👌🏻 xxx
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Thank you for the encouragement! I hope tomorrow is a much better day for you & the lions shrink into kittens 😉 x
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Love this! Beautiful poem.
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Ahh Thank you, I haven’t shared my poetry with anyone is so many years, but getting these types of comments makes me glad I but on my big girl pants and shared them haha 😉🤗
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Lol; keep up the good work.
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What a lovely poem you’ve written. It’s truly touching and altogether true wisdom of the emotions we carry by the judgment we receive from others. Though we must remember that no one can belittle us. We are all imperfect beings and we all lead different lives, with different trials and destinies. No matter our background we are all God’s creation and beloved by him, who is the most important figure in our lives. At the end of the day, his judgment is the only one that truly matters.
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Amen! and I say again, AMEN! lol. beautifully put… defo time for me to pass by your blog tomorrow and have a good read x
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Beautiful poem
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Thanks so much! Glad that it touched you 🙂
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helen i would love to welcome you to visit my blog to see some of my poems may be they will touch you too
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thank you for the reminder, I have read some, lovely, they are spiritually strong & left you likes and comments 🙂
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Really great poem, I felt every word 🙂
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Thank you so much for the lovely feedback, I defiantly spilt my heart onto the page. So im glad they came across heartfelt 💓
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Very smartly written , every word connects so beautifully with the emotion you can actually imagine everything …..Great work …
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Thanks so much for your feedback hun! So glad I was able to convey the emotions to the reader in a way that can pull on heartstrings – thank you x
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You are most welcome …❤️ definitely you did …🤗😇😃🌼
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Beautifully written & really uplifting – I love it! 🙂
Caz x
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Thanks for the lovely feedback Caz, so nice to know how it reached ou to you 👌💞💌
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It’s great to be reminded how our words and looks whether intentional or not, can affect another person. I feel sad reading the emotion but also happiness that I know whose I am and other people’s looks/words don’t have to become part of my identity. Such an emotive poem, beautifully written x great post x
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Hi Dani,
Thank you so much for your feedback on my poem – it can always be daunting sharing something so personal. So to know my words speak to people’s hearts & examine their own feelings towards judgement etc is heartwarming.
Yes Amen! We have the choice not to accept those things as part of our identity and to deal with them in a way that we carry them as lessons not as baggage going forwards too… we know who we are and whose we are 💪🙏 x
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This poem was very descriptive and emotional but I think lots of people will relate to this.
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Thank you. I’m glad it’s able to touch people on an emotional level, esp because as you say so many can relate to such feelings & events in their own lives.
Thanks for the feedback 🙌
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