Midas in reverse

Friday, 16 February 2007, 11:16

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He insisted,

I tell you I have the Midas touch!

She said,

I believe you. Only you are Midas in reverse.
You only touch that which is already gold.

He laughed. She did too.

She didn’t tell him she was thinking

Midas turned life into cold metal.
But you could bring gold back to life.

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12 idea-filings for “Midas in reverse”

  1. 1wiselingNo Gravatar

    Waah, kya baat hai! bahut khoob :)

  2. 2someonearbitNo Gravatar

    Beautiful !

  3. 3sadimNo Gravatar

    Midas thought he had a boon, but t’was a curse
    He assumed she spoke of a curse, she knew t’was a boon

  4. 4sherriffNo Gravatar

    superb

  5. 5ViNo Gravatar

    A wise one, she is.

  6. 6perspective incNo Gravatar

    Nice!

  7. 7ideasmithNo Gravatar

    @ Wiseling, Someonearbit, Sherriff, Perspective Inc.: Thenk yew!

    @ Sadim: She in my story, doesn’t think about whether it is a boon or a curse. She just knows what she sees, what he thinks and what really is.

    @ Vi: Just perceptive perhaps? Or a hopeless romantic, more likely.

  8. 8ShreyasiNo Gravatar

    IS,
    hopeless romantics dream better and can see and feel the ‘Midas in reverse’unlike many others who have nicely ironed them out.

  9. 9SakshiNo Gravatar

    My my….how about finding some Midas-like for us too. :)

  10. 10ideasmithNo Gravatar

    @ Shreyasi: That’s idealistic, isn’t it? Even hopeless romantics have to face reality sometime.

    @ Sakshi: There aren’t any Midases in real life. Reverse or otherwise.

  11. 11kNo Gravatar

    brilliantly written or should i say perceived. thanks, for writing this piece.

  12. 12ideasmithNo Gravatar

    @ K: And thank you for dropping by and reading it!

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