One Dollar

It is the birthplace of a business,

or a coffee to start the day.

It’s a song and a hair accessory,

to give you confidence on your way.

It’s a scratch ticket, it’s bus fare,

It’s really the hope of a dream.

It’s an apple for the hungry,

for my kids its bubbles and ice cream.

Its lipstick or a condom

and I guess in that way it could be love.

In the right place it’s a book

with sacred knowledge from above.

To my Dad it’s a pint with a good dinner,

for my Mom a pint to help a sinner.

But to my friend it was a razor blade

and only about a gram it weights.

or

it

could

just

be

change.