When someone tells you
You look smart,
What does it mean?
How can someone look smart?
How smartness can be seen?
I already gave up on
Being told “you look pretty”
So, please
Do not describe my appearance
With unseeable words
When you say “you look”
Please say what you are
Looking at
Jiwon Lee (20th century) South Korea
Source: Best American Poetry
Nice find
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