Paid With a Smile

I don't write for fame or fortune Or even to set myself free I don't even care if it's good or bad I write of the things I see I look with a different pair of eyes A different point of view For that's what poetry is all about Showing what I see to you It's all about letting someone see Things in a brand new way "That's something I've never thought about" I strive to hear them say Sometimes it can even change their minds By something they've read or heard Wouldn't it be great to change the world Through the power of a single word? I really don't care about the money For that's just not my style Instead of all the fame and fortune I'd rather be paid with a smile