Oh, Mr. Franklin

By Sin Amor

So, I have this one-hundred dollar bill on my counter top,

All that's left to my name...

And a two-hundred year old dead guy looking at me smugly.

The same smug look I would give back at him,

 If I were worth a hundred bucks.

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Copyright 2011 Sin Amor
Published on Wednesday, June 15, 2011.     Filed under: "Poetry"

Author's Note:

Old one from back when I had just gotten out of college.
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  • ubiquitoussoul On Friday, June 17, 2011, ubiquitoussoul (343)By person wrote:

    simple? I'll take it for what I see.. smug like a president of his caliber would be.. innovators..leaders...worth their weight in gold.. face autographed to the highest bill amount of american currency...stare off with money...blink..is is there?

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