Circle Jerk

he's not so pretty

but he wears

the half smile

of the Buddha

and the belly's

hinting too

I don't try to read it

not too much

his subtly beaming face

interpretation is

a trap

puzzling at the inscrutable

tickles my analytical side

the smirk is

so slight

you'd totally miss it

if it weren't for

the eyes

matching

amplifying

that embouchere

with their clusters

of commas of crinkles

some folks

see it as smug

a little self-satisfied

and maybe it is

maybe a bit

but

I see acceptance

an expression of acquiescence

acceptance yes

of self

yes

but of all else too

of all else as

well

when the boy's got

that look

seems like

nothing

could alter it

not wind

nor rains

nor words

but the boy could

the boy could

let go of it

allow that

knowing neutrality

to slide away

to obey gravity

yeah

some people see

an average dude

but I observe

a man with a face

that's

a cork on a wave

but

there I go again

interpreting

there I go again

trying to understand

there I go again

falling in love

with a mirror