Take A Closer Look Poem by travion hood

Take a Closer Look

So far away yet so close
To the image you want me to be
You’re ideal
No there’s no way you can try
And change me
Judge me not by the flip of my hair,
By the pop of my back,
By the batting of my eyes
I’m still the same no matter
How you look at me, turn me around
Flip me upside, rearrange me
However you want, but try looking
At me through a bird’s eye view
Try not to judge
Try walking in my shoes
How would you feel?
If someone was nitpicking at you
Judge me not by just looking at my cover
Try rewarding my book and understanding
Where I come from