Penny for Your Thoughts
Sarah Lateesha Hamilton 1980 (USA)
To go into your head, to see what I’d find.
I’d pay all the riches in the world, to go deep into your mind.
To have a vivid image of what runs through your head.
Would it be regrets?
Or words that you whispered to me last night while in bed.
Would it be of moments we spent together?
or of times you spent alone?
Are they thoughts of the present
or moments that are now long gone?
So what are you thinking ?
What’s running through your head ?
Is it that past affair,
Or the NEW love that you’ve found?
Do you have thoughts of your goals and dreams?
And how to make them come true?
Or are you simple minded
and simply do not have a clue?
Whatever the case may be,
I wish I could see
I’d pay a penny for your thoughts
Even the ones that are petty.
I’d pay my last cent to look through your eyes,
and hear your thoughts;
would I be surprised?
Would you feel guilty or have no shame?
Would I see you differently
Or would I look at you the same?
Do you remember the first night you realized
your feelings towards me?
Do you fantasize about other women
And how sex with them would be?
The mind is the only secret diary that one person can have.
A place to keep your secrets
both present and past
A personal book in the head, dedicated to yours truly,
So just keep your penny.
I wouldn’t invade your personal space.
Because Sometimes what you’re thinking is obvious
and It’s written all over your face.
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Submitted by s.i.s on March 16, 2021
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