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topic: i paid the pied piper with monopoly money
by Rachelle Howei pawned your heart for
two singles.
each new revelation
shows me just how
bitter and pretentious
you've become.
i could dance upon
the graves of my ancestors,
and still, it would reveal
no loose charms.
you'd snicker and upturn your nose.
but darling, i've been shaking
up your shadow.
your words mean little more
than a subway ticket.
after all, i've been
wandering along your memories,
each tune sung and stolen.
i've glanced along yesterdays,
and paid the pied piper
with monopoly bills.
11/26/2003 Author's Note: topic by the GREAT, POWERFUL, and WONDERFUL THE. (sarah k smith, for those who don't know her like *I* do... down south.)
Posted on 11/27/2003
Copyright © 2024 Rachelle Howe
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Lindsay Sanders on 11/27/03 at 06:32 PM and she's done it again folks! |
| Posted by Max Bouillet on 11/28/03 at 04:26 PM Got to admit, the title pulled me into this one. Great images that twist into the reader like a three dollar bill. :) |
| Posted by Kristine Briese on 11/28/03 at 08:28 PM Kudos to the both of you. |
| Posted by Aaron Blair on 11/28/03 at 11:11 PM Down South? Is that supposed to mean something dirty? I'm suspicious. |
| Posted by Leslie Ann Eisenberg on 11/29/03 at 12:44 AM tightly wound! great rhythm. you are on fire this week! |
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