Two points of view

double sonnet

 

Two points of view

 

The world of beauty which I see.

Does not exist at all for you.

You have no time apparently

 to stop and look the way I do.

 

The only colour you can see

 The rancid green of dollar bills

which you pursue endlessly

You are convinced can cure all ills

 

You are mistaken in your view

The finest things in life are free

Heed this advice I give to you.

 Just stand stare and you will see.

 

Hard cash is not the answer to

 the blindness that’s afflicting you

 

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Your words my friend may well be true

but they do not apply to me.

I can see as well as you do

I see the world quite differently.

 

For I was born in poverty.

 I had to struggle to survive

To eat each day a luxury

That’s why I am compelled to strive.

 

I have no time to stand and stare

at flowers blooming prettily

Although I am aware they’re there.

Conditioned by past poverty.

 

The only beauty I can see

 is growing piles of currency.

 

12-Oct-08

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