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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@ K: And thank you for dropping by and reading it!
brilliantly written or should i say perceived. thanks, for writing this piece.
My my….how about finding some Midas-like for us too. 🙂
@ 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.
IS,
hopeless romantics dream better and can see and feel the ‘Midas in reverse’unlike many others who have nicely ironed them out.
@ 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.
Nice!
A wise one, she is.
superb
Midas thought he had a boon, but t’was a curse
He assumed she spoke of a curse, she knew t’was a boon
Beautiful !
Waah, kya baat hai! bahut khoob 🙂