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The Two-Faced Critic

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By Jean-François LamothePublished 7 months ago • 1 min read
The Two-Faced Critic
Photo by Mathilda Khoo on Unsplash

It's beautiful, she says

Inspecting the new artist's painting.

I hate it, she says

Destroying her finished canvas

You're so smart, she muses

Listening to her mother talk.

You're so stupid, she muses

Scratching through her journal entry

She's so pretty, she thinks

Smiling at her best friend

She's so ugly, she thinks

Staring into the bathroom mirror

What talent, we think

So intelligent, we muse

A beautiful woman, we think

If only she could see through our eyes.

Gratitude

About the Creator

Jean-François Lamothe

I mainly write fantasy & sci-fi fiction and its neighbouring genres. Writing stories not of this world, I want my words to be an escape. Trying to improve my craft through short stories, though, I hope to write longer works in the future.

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    Written by Jean-François Lamothe