By Bibsy Soenharjo

He had such quiet eyes She did not realise They were two pools of lies Layered with thinnest ice To her, those quiet eyes Were breathing desolate sighs Imploring her to be nice And to render him paradise If only shed been wise And had listened to the advice Never to compromise With pleasure-seeking guys Shed be free from the hows and whys

Now heres a bit of advice Be sure that nice really means nice Then youll never be losing at dice Though you may lose your heart once or twice

1968

He had such quiet eyes She did not realise They were two pools of lies Layered with thinnest ice To her, those quiet eyes Were breathing desolate sighs Imploring her to be nice And to render him paradise

The woman was captured by his quiet eyes. However, she failed to read the truth in his eyes because it is layered with thinnest ice. To her, his eyes were breathing desolate sighs (he is lonely). The eyes finally succeed in begging her to be nice to him and give him paradise (happiness).

If only shed been wise And had listened to the advice Never to compromise With pleasure-seeking guys Shed be free from the hows and whys

The woman refused to listen to the poets advice never to compromise. She fell for the pleasure-seeking guys. If only she listened to the advice, she would not be in the problems (the hows and whys).

Now heres a bit of advice Be sure that nice really means nice Then youll never be losing at dice Though you may lose your heart once or twice

In the end, the poet tries to give another advice. A woman should confirm that the man is sincere be sure that nice really means nice. Love is just like the game of dice. Its all about chance, she may lose once or twice, but one day she will find her true love.

See through the surface

Learn to look out for hidden motives in men who want to befriend with you.

Have selfrespect
Do not lower your expectations, demands or standards to get someone to like or accept you.

Listen to advice
Appreciate that people have good intentions when they give advice.

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It is happening all over the world

It is happening all the time

Third person point of view.

The poet tells the reader a story of a girl through a poem. The used of pronouns he and she also indicates that this poem is viewed by the third person.
Example: He had such a quiet eyes She did not realise

The poet uses a gentle tone in the poem. Even though she is cheated by a man, she did not use any harshness in her tone.
The poet maintains a calm mood as she narrates and comments, and she ends her poem by giving her advice in a friendly and well-meaning way.

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careful in a relationship
be too easy to believe in someone carefully before making decision

Dont Think

The End