A five cent
Ain't worth shit,
But it's worth
More than a two cent.
A two cent
Ain't worth shit,
But it's worth
More than a one cent.
A one cent
Ain't worth shit
But it's worth
More than....
Nothing?
But if I collected
Them all, building them
Higher than a pyramid
I might be able
To by something
Decent, something
Valuable.
One cent is pretty much
Nothing, but if
I have five hundred
Of them I can
Buy myself a drink.
A single many may
Not effect change
But a thousand men
Can turn the tide,
A million men can
Demand change.
A Once cent may
Not be worth
Anything but I'll
Keep it and add
It to the others
In my possession.
Image Credit: KRMG
14 comments:
Brilliant read, well done.
Yes, great metaphor. Great poem.
one cent can do much in the hands of the right individual. A powerful piece.
One typo in the 4th stanza- "builing" = "building"
cheers
that coin, unassuming in it nature and status is well accounted for in your poem Kim
have a good Sunday
much love...
good point.. we don't value one cent, but in hands of another it can change much.
Love the usage of metaphor here.. brilliant write :D
Love the optimism inherent in this poem.
And if just the one percent could be decent and share some cents.... change could come.
One voice like one cent....we build on them....fabulous poem!
Good thinking. A lot of small things add up. Some people don't realize that, but you do. Like the tone of this poem & its message!
http://inthecornerofmyeye.blogspot.com/2015/08/evolution.html
It is amazing how much one person can do if they set their mind to it. Great message in this poem.
a good point made...many ignores how one is so valuable...
Haha ...and yes I still pick them up off the ground and put them in my jar :-)
Nice piece... that's my 2 cents worth :-)
ZQ
Yes we must stand together to create change.
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