Took the Twenty

Maybe the scene was ordinary Happens a thousand times a year A guy in the crowd caught my eye Said You're beautiful What am I to say Look around me tell me what you see I'm trading hours for a pay-check Tips and make-believe But something in his words It stayed with me that night A spark I didn't expect Was starting to ignite What set it apart Was it went to my heart Not just the woman you see What set it apart Was a gesture of art And the kindness it gave to me At first I doubted The words he said But there was something Sincere Maybe I did take his breath away But what could I say I smiled and thanked him Then disappeared Losing sleep that quiet night He played with an idea Took a twenty folded it tight The meaning was clear A heart folded with care as origami Made from that twenty-dollar bill The next day He brought it to me When he returned again Wrapped inside a sheet of paper Was a poem written just for me A small gesture so full of thought On an otherwise ordinary day What set it apart Was it opened my heart And spoke to the truth in me What set it apart Was a spark from the start Unlocking the beauty I'd never see I read his verses that night And asked myself inside What sets me apart Why do I shine Is it my beauty Or the strength I hide What set it apart Was it read from the heart Revealing the person I wanted to be What set it apart Was it opened my heart And uncovered the beauty Inside of me I held that origami heart he made A folded twenty in my hand No longer a bill It became a thought A memory meant to stand After work I read it again Smiled with no words to say That small gesture opened my heart And I carry it still today …And here we are now Best friends to this day And here we are now Still laughing today That folded twenty's on my shelf To stay Each time we see it We smile and recall The moment that started it all That day I took the twenty