A penny for your thoughts had turned into a dollar for your thoughts due to inflation
I wasn't sure that my thoughts were worth the original price of a penny
So I offered them up for free to any who would listen, throwing in a cup of coffee
And when you heard my thoughts and told me they were patently ridiculous
I left the room a changed man, furious at my insignificance and the fact that I had shared
After sitting alone on the corner waiting for the ghosts to finish eating my heart
A man sat down next to me and asked how I was doing, I said fine, like always
He asked me if I knew how to make a million dollars and I said I did
Then show that bitch which direction the wind blows and then send her for a ride
He got up and left and for the second time that day I was a changed man
The power of a word knows no boundaries, and who was I to try to put a fence around mine?
© 2011 Crowley
Power in words, indeed. Ouch...there're so many carelessly flung words out there.
ReplyDeleteI love this:
"sitting alone on the corner waiting for the ghosts to finish eating my heart"
Excellent, as always, Corey!
Well dang, Corey, this guy is hanging around the wrong kinda folk! LOL! Yes... the power of words and energy and intent have taught me to better filter and protect myself. And to avoid particular places and people. Great write.
ReplyDeleteNothing more powerful than words. Enjoyed that.
ReplyDeleteGhosts eating a heart! What an apt image. I'll listen to your thoughts any time, Corey, but I DO need the coffee! ;-)
ReplyDeleteWell built and clever--more than that, clever raised to the power of the wry and knowing. Fine, fine stuff.
ReplyDeleteAnd it's all down to the interpretation of the one who hears those words spoken...
ReplyDeleteLOVE the way you've neatly wrapped this with the bow the last line ties.
ReplyDeleteI, too, really loved "waiting for the ghosts to finish eating my heart". Great write, kiddo. Your wry wit does deserve a more appreciative audience, though - thank God for Toads, hey?
ReplyDeleteWhat a changed man or woman we can be with the power of words ~
ReplyDeleteI am still working on my piece in response to your Better than I am ~ Hopefully by next week, its done ~
Nothing like hearing the right words...Fantastic as always!!
ReplyDeleteDude, you are so awesome. It's always a treat to visit you; I leave grinning every time. You rock, brother.
ReplyDeleteIf only we had the power to define ourselves, rather than always taking another's opinion on who we are.
ReplyDeletegood one. your narrator should pay none of them no mind, but oh when you speak and wish you hadn't. oh how that feels.
ReplyDeleteAll RIGHT, Corey. That's tellin' it like it is. I'm almost a hundred years old, and sometimes I still let others define me. Duh, huh?
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