Seen and Not Seen

He would see faces in movies, on TV
 In magasines and in books
 He thought that some of these faces might be right for him
 And that through the years
 By keeping an ideal facial structure fixed in his mind
 Or somewhere in the back of his mind
 That he might, by force of will
 Cause his face to approach those of his ideal
 The change would be very subtle
 It might take ten years or so
 Gradually his face would change its shape
 A more hooked nose
 Wider, thinner lips
 Beady eyes
 A larger forehead
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 He imagined that this was an ability he shared with most other people
 They had also molded their faces according to some ideal
 Maybe they imagined their new face
 Would better suit their personality
 Or maybe they imagined that their personality
 Would be forced to change to fit the new appearance
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 This is why first impressions are often correct
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 Although some people might have made mistakes
 They may have arrived at an appearance
 That bears no relationship to them
 They may have picked an ideal appearance
 Based on some childish whim, or momentary impulse
 Some may have gotten halfway there
 And then changed their minds
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 He wonders if he too might have made a similar mistake