It pokes at the mind like

needle and thread

The opening is thinner and more complex

than the first impression

That's what they are, first impressions

judging an unopened book by its cover

a ticket to a trip to nowhere

in particular, that is.

It might send you to a small hut

on a deserted island

in the middle of a raging sea.

Or it might just send you to a quiet cabin

in a silent forets clearing

the animals watching you from the

shadows.

Sometimes I wish that first impressions

could stay that way and not evolve,

teleport, or transform me

or the other person.

They say not to judge a book

by its cover

but there are some absolutely beautiful

covers with the most horrid

insides.