He Had Such Quiet Eyes
He Had Such Quiet Eyes By: Bibsy Soenharjo He had such quiet eyes She did not realize They were two pool of lies Layered with thinnest ice Were breathing desolate sighs Imploring her to be nice And to render him paradise If only she'd been wise And had listened to the advise Never to compromise With pleasure-seeking guys She'd be free from "the hows and whys" Now here's a bit of advise Be sure that nice really means nice Then you'll never lose a dice Though you may lose your heart once of twice 1968 3.1 SYNOPSIS OF THE POEM The poem is about a woman who has been deceived to think that she was loved by a man with ‘quiet eyes’. She suffers for this and only learns on hindsight not to trust or give in to men who seek women only for pleasure. The poet gives an advice on being able to recognise what is true and what is not, when a