SMILES FOR SALE?

I Came to buy a smile today
by Emily Dickinson


I Came to buy a smile today
But just a single smile
The smallest one upon your face
Will suit me just as well
The one that no one else would miss
It shone so very small
I'm pleading at the "counter" - sir
Could you afford to sell
I've Diamonds -- on my fingers
You know what Diamonds are?
I've Rubies - live the Evening Blood
And Topaz - like the star!
'Twould be "a Bargain" for a Jew!
Say - may I have it - Sir?