i wouldn't give two cents for somebody to love.
by Lila Allen
money ain't nothin next to lovin.
and baby, that's saying something. i'm disgusting.
when i was seven i counted pennies and quarters.
had a business selling fruit. made money like my father.
if i had money now, i'd throw it in the air and roll in it
like a dog coming in from a shower.
i ate a check in front of you one time. i love the taste
of being nickeled and dimed. pulp and saliva, dollars and chyme.
get in line. money can't fill you up like love can. money can't
make you feel things like teeth, hair. hands.
i want something real, something that can
put me in a headlock. money makes your brain rot.
isn't life for feeling? loving you is like peeing.
easy and warm. free. relieving.
The ending put a smile on my face, although I'm not sure that's what you intended. I thought the whole thing was really interestingly made.
"i love the taste of being nickeled and dimed" -- like that!
Ha Lila, not sure your bf would appreciate the lasts line analogy. Then again, knowing you, maybe he would!
love the line
"i love the taste of being nickeled and dimed"
i liked it b4 and still do. yes, very intense.
loving you is like peeing! crazy awesome!
Good poem.