Strange thing...
I was crossing the street downtown after leaving work, feeling a little blue and on my own in the crosswalk, when something shiny caught my eye. Instinctively-or compulsively-I thought to pick it up, but held down the urge due to my pride, and being on stage in front of all the stopped traffic. As I stepped over it, thinking of a certain cleptomaniac friend of mine, I glanced down to see it was a key chain, silver, the kind with a little slip lock...
A few steps into the next block I noticed another glimmer, where the walk met the wall of the strip club I was passing. This time I went for it, catching a glimpse of copper and a shine of light...a broken chain, a small heart-shaped lock and key, and near beside it, a woman's ring, kind of an engagement looking thing...
Worthless as jewelry, interesting as trash...
I was crossing the street downtown after leaving work, feeling a little blue and on my own in the crosswalk, when something shiny caught my eye. Instinctively-or compulsively-I thought to pick it up, but held down the urge due to my pride, and being on stage in front of all the stopped traffic. As I stepped over it, thinking of a certain cleptomaniac friend of mine, I glanced down to see it was a key chain, silver, the kind with a little slip lock...
A few steps into the next block I noticed another glimmer, where the walk met the wall of the strip club I was passing. This time I went for it, catching a glimpse of copper and a shine of light...a broken chain, a small heart-shaped lock and key, and near beside it, a woman's ring, kind of an engagement looking thing...
Worthless as jewelry, interesting as trash...
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