lips and eyes — Summary

french kisserContemplative

eyes they hold the meaning to your feelings each emotion played in the glazed over area each emotion splattered across it like a HD tv i'm not stupid i know the truth because all truth is hidden in plain sight look someone in the eyes before taking their word for they tell everything

lips the holder of all lies the untrustworthy thing stuck on your face it brings pain it hurts others it hurts yourself but it's all lies lips lie they hold lies they can't keep anything truthful for look into someone's eyes for it and look into their smiles for their lies it's all hidden there for i promise that.

smile all you want while saying "i'm fine." because i'll look into your eyes and see the pain hidden inside, and i'll know you're not.

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The speaker believes that eyes are honest and lips are not. Eyes, they say, show every emotion as clearly as a high-definition TV screen, so anyone who really looks can read the truth. Lips, on the other hand, are "the holder of all lies," a "thing stuck on your face" that hurts other people and the person using it. Even a smile, the poem suggests, can be part of the cover-up.

The tone is confident, almost defiant. "I'm not stupid" sounds like someone who has been fed false words before and learned to look past them. The repeated "lips lie" has a blunt, chant-like feel, as if the speaker is convincing us as much as themselves. The ending shifts to something warmer. Speaking directly to "you," the speaker promises they will see through a smile and a casual "I'm fine" to the pain underneath. That final turn makes the poem feel less like an accusation and more like a quiet offer of care.

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