Perceptions

First impressions can be strong

About those, we see around

Yet how often are they wrong?

That is the truth I've found.

Not all who cry are weak.

Not everyone who looks can see

Not all who are quiet are meek

Not all who nod agree.

Not all who snarl are cruel

Not everyone generous is just.

Not everyone clumsy is a fool.

Not all who wander are lost.

We never know people's character.

In just a single instance.

We never know who people are

By judging from a distance.

But whether we like it or not,

We'll always be around people

Is it better to know a few people a lot

Or a lot of people a little?

I'd rather know a few people a lot

Than a lot of people a little.