Poem for Sale

POEM FOR SALE 

A poem for sale, a poem 

A few lines that rhyme. 

Each one I wrote is priceless 

I’ll give you this one for a dime. 

I pour out my heart into my work 

Through my fingers the words trickle. 

If a dime is too much 

You could have it for a nickel. 

I have spent so much energy 

And it’s taken time aplenty. 

Hey if you want it that bad 

I can give it to you for a penny. 

You can’t measure the inspiration 

That’s helped this poem come to be. 

I don’t want to keep it from you 

Please take it for no fee. 

I knew you really wanted it 

Be sure to enjoy every line 

If someone asks where it came from 

Let them know that it was mine. 

Hey don’t put away chewed gum 

On that poem on which I labored 

I don’t care if it’s all stale 

And has lost of all its flavor. 

Well good riddance I say to you 

What you did was out of order. 

Here’s another copy of my poem 

I’m going to try to sell it for a quarter.