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# Polished
- URL: https://www.hawkword.com/poetry/polished/
- Published: 2022-01-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-01-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: I wanted to be like a man not all went according to plan I am plenty real but must watch my zeal or parts of me tend to expand
- Author: A. Gee
- Tags: Limerick, Poetry, Allpoetry Import, #Import 2026-04-25 19:56

I wanted to be like a man  
not all went according to plan  
I am plenty real  
but must watch my zeal  
or parts of me tend to expand

I wish I could be understood  
Geppetto raised me to be good  
though some joke -- like: TIMBER!  
I'm trending on Tinder  
can't beat a reliable wood

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**Author notes:** image from Flickr https://allpoetry.com/contest/2796974-Double-Limerick-to-Pic