The tiny green-eyed critter inside wants more. |
Within my precious memory, In the recesses of my mind, There dwells a little secret That only I can find. All of my wants and desires Are gathered in a bunch, And a tiny, green-eyed monster Has them all for lunch. It puts them all in order, In neat little rows. Then it gobbles up the wishes And the things that I chose. Whether I wish for lots of money Or simply friends and fame, The little green-eyed monster Eats them all the same. All my selfish desires And greedy little dreams Just make the monster fatter And hungrier it seems. The more that I wanted, The more it ate and ate. It started out real tiny, Now its size is great. It grows and grows inside of me, And never, ever stops. The more I see, the more I want. The monster licks its chops. It chews up the stereo That I wanted yesterday, Then nears my precious currency And nibbles it all away. It chows down on the party That I wanted to attend, And the new car that I wished for Was swallowed in the end. It grew ever larger, Looming like a tree, Until one day I realized That it had even consumed me. All the things I wanted From my youth ‘til I grew old, All the things I’ve desired but, To no one have I told. All of it was gobbled up Within that green-eyed pit, Until all I really wanted Was just to be rid of it. |