brooklyn betty

spare change by shere-akrhan

I’m building a puzzle
Of the Nobel Peaces, heirs
They’re in a huddle
Presenting their dreams to a World Fair
To lift feet from a puddle
Giving Kids a stuffed grizzly bear
For something to cuddle
All the heart, the art, the Earth
But our arms don’t fit around
The Globe
For that power
I’d throw away thousands of pounds
Until then I take snapshots
For memories it is worth
Sony, Nikon, Canon, Olympus
The Camera is the mod
Between me and the view
And I want gold, silver or even bronze
From the olymPICS
But that’s a another thing
I don’t really need
I’d give you a dollar bill
For your coins
Copper, nickel, dime, quarter
Cause I want to change this world

I have fallen and grown taller
Saved so much, but more thoughts
Moment of silence, Pause
Do you have coins for this dollar?
I want to change the world
Do you have coins for this dollar?
I want to change the world
I’m going to change the world

Thoughts are
Too large
And minds are
Battles with two swords
Between the light and dark
Tale and truth
And they are fragile
Piggy banks
When the light switches
Get flipped
Off the shelf I fall
As I was tripped
Running down a hall
Cracked for too long, too straight, too far
A red tip on a brick wall
The bills ignite
And I drop my Crystal Ball
The explosion of the large
Into pieces on busy streets
Makes me re – think in small
From the ashes they are
Un – harmed
Simple
The most beautiful thing I ever saw

I have fallen and grown taller
Saved so much, but more thoughts
Moment of silence, Pause
Do you have coins for this dollar?
I want to change the world
Do you have coins for this dollar?
I want to change the world
I’m going to change the world

Last year I saw Panda Man
Behind the window pane
By the lack of Towers
I met him
He was asking for a hand
A FDR, Washington, Lincoln, a Jefferson
I shook his paw
And thought
What does he do if it rains?
Does NYC parent him?
All I know, I’ll keep being who I am
Paying dues
Doing what I do
Clapping in my seat
Moving my feet to the beat
What I believe
Asking for her hand at the ball
Sharing my mind and thoughts
What I believe in, True
I’m not scared of the False
And I will change the World
Before the dark
I just need the coins to use
The phone booth near the park
To make the call

I have fallen and grown taller
Saved so much, but more thoughts
Moment of silence, Pause
Do you have coins for this dollar?
I want to change the world
Do you have coins for this dollar?
I want to change the world
I’m going to change the world

I have fallen and grown taller
Saved so much, but more thoughts
Moment of silence, Pause
Do you have coins for this dollar?
I want to change the world
Do you have coins for this dollar?
I want to change the world
I’m going to change the world
I’m going to change the world

White butterfly, white butterfly
Next to my side
I’ve got two wings
On the white buffterfly I ride
The Great Escape
Traveling through each Ides
White butterfly, white butterfly

You fly through chain – linked fences
Paint chipped and rusted you narrowly escape
Using your six senses
And every leaf you scathe
Turns green in fate

But I wish you’d turn back a phase
Fill the craters of the moon
Cause it was skip rock wishful safe
When you had a cocoon
I know I’ll see you, opaque

White butterfly, white butterfly
Next to my side
I’ve got two wings
On the white buffterfly I ride
The Great Escape
Traveling through each Ides
White butterfly, white butterfly

No way, it ended in this few days
I’ll continue to wait anyway
Years do pass soon
And I must say it was better
When it was every afternoon

Cause your sympathy and smile are bait
I’m a hungry fish but I’ll stay strong and wait
And you’ll be watching me
Like the Police, with every bee Sting
Every breath I take

White butterflies beside me
Whether, it is clear or nay, every day
With the White Butterfly signed letter
I’ll float in on the waves from the center
Of the windless lakes

White butterfly, white butterfly
Next to my side
I’ve got two wings
On the white buffterfly I ride
The Great Escape
Traveling through each Ides
White butterfly, white butterfly

White butterfly, white butterfly
Next to my side
I’ve got two wings
On the white buffterfly I ride
The Great Escape
Traveling through each Ides
White butterfly, white butterfly