Midas in reverse
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
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1wiseling
wrote on 16 February 2007 at 11:54
Waah, kya baat hai! bahut khoob
2someonearbit
wrote on 16 February 2007 at 16:30
Beautiful !
3sadim
wrote on 17 February 2007 at 5:02
Midas thought he had a boon, but t’was a curse
He assumed she spoke of a curse, she knew t’was a boon
4sherriff
wrote on 17 February 2007 at 14:20
superb
5Vi
wrote on 18 February 2007 at 23:47
A wise one, she is.
6perspective inc
wrote on 19 February 2007 at 10:35
Nice!
7ideasmith
wrote on 20 February 2007 at 9:56
@ 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.
8Shreyasi
wrote on 20 February 2007 at 11:10
IS,
hopeless romantics dream better and can see and feel the ‘Midas in reverse’unlike many others who have nicely ironed them out.
9Sakshi
wrote on 20 February 2007 at 14:24
My my….how about finding some Midas-like for us too.
10ideasmith
wrote on 20 February 2007 at 14:42
@ 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.
11k
wrote on 26 February 2007 at 11:27
brilliantly written or should i say perceived. thanks, for writing this piece.
12ideasmith
wrote on 26 February 2007 at 20:34
@ K: And thank you for dropping by and reading it!