He knows his worth
perfection priced
in the pale reflection
of his golden hair
and in the way
he puffs and struts
Armani suits
a Rolex watch
six-pack belly
he believes
that everything
he touches
turn to gold,
a perfect man
is all alone.
Today Lisa hosts dVerse with the Quadrille and the word today is puff. My choice was to describe a person who only sees himself believing in himself a bit too much.
July 13, 2026
Björn Rudbergs writings 
Bjorn I thought you were talking about someone else until I read six pack belly and saw Michaelangelo’s sculpture. Great poem. I just watched an excellent doc on him, Da Vinci, and Raphael where it talks about how the David statue came about: Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty Did you know that they attached a fig leaf to his nether region for years?
I know they did attach fig leaves to a lot of statues…
Won’t someone think of the children? 😂
p.s. here’s a better link to it:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance:_The_Blood_and_the_Beauty
Well done Bjorn, I love how the poem slowly reveals that the “perfect man” is actually trapped inside the reflection he worships. The final line lands hard, it turns all that gold into a kind of loneliness and emptiness.
Indeed it is…. and there is so much that is wrong in this thirst for “perfection”
perfection is art, indeed
nice one
much love
Ha… it can be
Good use of the word puff. 😁
First I thought of
That seems to be the case – beautifully composed – Jae
Thanks
Is a man alone, also perfect?
He might think so… but no I don’t think so
Ha, he’s what we call all puffed up!
Indeed.
ha he may be full of himself all puffed up.
Armani suits a Rolex watch
a perfect man
is all alone.
Good summation Bjorn! It makes him thinking too highly of himself perhaps! Great Lines!
Hank
I like how your poem leaves the puffed up man alone.
The real David, a man after God’s own heart, was humble, beloved, and imperfect.
There are a lot of men who think they are perfect! Puffed up egos.
A nicely done poem
Björn, I love how your last line shows that a man can have good looks, money, and pride but still end up alone.
~David
Show me a man who has the attributes you describe .. assure me he has great friends .. and I will be sorely impressed. Loved your poem and many thanks for leaving me a comment.
An air of perfection puts people off. Or, maybe it’s the 6-pack belly!
I think that sums up a certain crowd quite well. Even David was lonely in his role amidst his gold, went bride hunting, kept mistresses, fell out with his family, fell out with his king, I’m not sure if he was ever happy as an adult.