Central Theme of "My Mistress' Eyes"

In " My Mistress' Eyes," the poet's central theme is satirizing poets who use untrue and exaggerated metaphors. Specifically, he is mocking the poets who do this to compare nature women.The poem could actually be seen at first glance as a man being negative about his girlfriend's appearance. However, the last two lines prove that he doesn't want to give her false compliements. He spends the first twelve lines satirizing poets who do make false comparisions. He wants to make a clear point in the poem that doing this is actually a disappointment to one's lover. It is clear that he loves this woman very much. He believes that one's love deserves the honet truth: she "is as rare as any of those women who have been compared falsely."