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Midas Touch

March 31, 2014
By Finch.B BRONZE, White Bear Township, Minnesota
Finch.B BRONZE, White Bear Township, Minnesota
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Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.&quot; -C.S. Lewis<br /> <br /> &quot;After all this time?&quot;<br /> &quot;Always,&quot; said Snape.&rdquo; -J.K. Rowling


The streets and roads
Are paved with gold
But no heart is left in them.
The Midas touch lies over this land
And has left the people heartless.

The streets and roads
Are paved with gold
But the crude and base
Have not suffered.

Instead, like Jason hunting the Fleece,
The glitter is what draws us
Stalks us
Kills us.

Your other master is left in the dust

And all you have is dust.

With airy smiles
That charm ad beguile,
We ignore the world before us.
Our minds are clouded,
Filled up with lies,
We miss the truth before us.

That Midas dream
Would be filling,
It seems,
But all that is left
Are streets and roads
Paved with gold
With no heart left in them.


The author's comments:
I wrote this while riding the city bus through the greed-coated streets.

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Finch.B BRONZE said...
on Apr. 16 2014 at 6:14 pm
Finch.B BRONZE, White Bear Township, Minnesota
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Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.&quot; -C.S. Lewis<br /> <br /> &quot;After all this time?&quot;<br /> &quot;Always,&quot; said Snape.&rdquo; -J.K. Rowling

Thank you!

on Apr. 16 2014 at 1:26 pm
WinterRose76 SILVER, Ok., Florida
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Favorite Quote:
Arise and be all that you dream - Flyleaf

The creativity in this poem is brilliant. I love it!! 5/5