For What It's Worth

I went out to find

Some value in me,

So I sold what I had

For little a fee.

My eyes for a penny

I sold to some fools,

They're blind and useless,

Mistook for jewels.

My lips for a nickel

To the sweetest sin,

So they'll know the love

That has never been.

My ears for a dime

I sold to a lover.

To hear sweet nothings,

And silence uncover.

My hands for a quarter

I sold to a ghost,

So that she might feel

What I've wanted the most.

Finally my bones for a dollar

I sold to the earth,

But as for my soul-

There was found no worth.

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