The Brief: "She Was A Poem, But He Couldn't Read" memes are growing on Twitter. These memes are a funny take on representing a person or piece of work that was too advanced for its time.
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“She Was A Poem, But He Couldn’t Read” memes on Twitter are typically dual-photo posts. The first photo represents something considered to be beautiful or a masterpiece, while the latter represents the reason the former is misunderstood — usually because the former is too advanced.
These memes, which don’t only consist of female subjects, started appearing on Twitter on May 11 and have been popping up ever since. The most popular takes focus on actors who many believe are still owed their flowers for exemplary performances.
Many fans think Tom Hiddleston’s Loki deserved more from Infinity War. Spoiler alert! He’s snuffed out within the first 10 minutes of the two-hour 40-minute film.
he was but they
a poem couldn't read pic.twitter.com/asgyR47nBK— joanne (@hiddlestomas) May 11, 2020
Amy Adams has yet to receive an Oscar despite six nominations for standout performances in movies American Hustle, Vice, and more.
she was but they
a poem couldn’t read pic.twitter.com/Mrt6orqbwM— alyssa (@dean_minoru) May 11, 2020
A similar sentitment is shared for Chris Evans’ performance in Bong Joon-ho‘s dystopian sci-fi thriller Snowpiercer.
he but
was a they couldn't
poem read pic.twitter.com/KQU2lmZ3SM— mari barber | dj spoilers (@cevansdodger) May 12, 2020
Then there’s the controversial final season of Game Of Thrones:
It was They couldn’t
a poem Read it #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/ufCaU0jHgo— Камилла 🇩🇪 (@starkshyung) May 19, 2020
Here are other takes on the trend.
She was a poem, but he couldn't read. pic.twitter.com/kKEBxZWE29
— Sib (@sibblank) May 17, 2020
It was but she
a poem couldn't read pic.twitter.com/MRaY5hlUfP— hani (@demiaintsorry) May 20, 2020
she was a but she couldn’t
poem read pic.twitter.com/gyQOTU3jkE— arunima shrestha's jaida essence hall stan account (@ashrestha98) May 20, 2020
she was a but it
poem couldn’t read pic.twitter.com/rTis4b4m36— Alex communist era (@satanicswiftt13) May 20, 2020
she was a but they couldn’t
poem read pic.twitter.com/Ajg5buLdaG— char (@waspsgamora) May 20, 2020