MONEY SMELLS

Have you smelt a brand new note?
or an old tired one?
both tells a tale
tales of hunger
tales of satisfaction
tales of so many hands caressing
tales of tales told for it to gain
tales of lies told for it to satiate
tales of blood
tales of tears
tales of brokenness
tales of guile
tales of stress
tales of misery
tales of victory too
Money smells
a smell that reminds the soul
of its inability to tame
this thirst of the note
and this smell has made many marry
so many to tarry
so many scarred
so many scared
so many timid
so many men unmanly
and so many women unwomanly
Money smells
and this smell
to some it chokes
to others it shocks
to others it strangles
and to the least it heals
like balm on a broken toe