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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Tags: Gold, Love, Metaphor, Midas, Mythology
Posted in 55-worders, Voicebox, Waxing eloquent | Comments (12)
February 16th, 2007 at 11:54 am
Waah, kya baat hai! bahut khoob
February 16th, 2007 at 4:30 pm
Beautiful !
February 17th, 2007 at 5:02 am
Midas thought he had a boon, but t’was a curse
He assumed she spoke of a curse, she knew t’was a boon
February 17th, 2007 at 2:20 pm
superb
February 18th, 2007 at 11:47 pm
A wise one, she is.
February 19th, 2007 at 10:35 am
Nice!
February 20th, 2007 at 9:56 am
@ 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.
February 20th, 2007 at 11:10 am
IS,
hopeless romantics dream better and can see and feel the ‘Midas in reverse’unlike many others who have nicely ironed them out.
February 20th, 2007 at 2:24 pm
My my….how about finding some Midas-like for us too.
February 20th, 2007 at 2:42 pm
@ 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.
February 26th, 2007 at 11:27 am
brilliantly written or should i say perceived. thanks, for writing this piece.
February 26th, 2007 at 8:34 pm
@ K: And thank you for dropping by and reading it!