copyright Dawn M Miller
If I Were a Poor Man
“If I were a poor man, my dear,” he said, “I would come here and imagine buying you these jewels. I would get a second job, just to buy one diamond for your beautiful, swan-like neck.”
She looked at him quizzically. “But you’re not a poor man. You just bought this mall.”
“But I want you to know that I would. Would it mean more to you if I did get a job? If I worked hard to buy you some token of my love?”
“That’s dumb. Let’s just buy some now.”
He sighed. “Fine. Pick out what you’d like.”
The Green-Walled Tower 
August 28th, 2013 at 7:17 pm
Dear David,
If I were a poor man, yi di di di dee a dee a dum. I couldn’t resist. Obviously he’s a man with depth and she’s a woman with the depth of a puddle. Well written. I enjoyed this immensely.
Shalom,
Rochelle
August 28th, 2013 at 7:27 pm
I was going to make it all scan with the song, but it didn’t seem natural. Glad you liked it.
August 28th, 2013 at 7:19 pm
I think he might be barking up the wrong tree with this one. Still, they do say opposites attract. Nice one David.
August 30th, 2013 at 9:26 pm
I guess they do, at least he married her originally. Thanks.
August 28th, 2013 at 7:31 pm
If I had a man like that, I wouldn’t care so much about jewels.
August 30th, 2013 at 9:26 pm
🙂 That’s the spirit.
August 28th, 2013 at 7:50 pm
A romantic man and a money grabbing woman lol
August 30th, 2013 at 9:27 pm
Sometimes opposites come together. I think of her more as pragmatic, but who knows.
August 30th, 2013 at 9:53 pm
😀
August 28th, 2013 at 8:55 pm
A nice touch there, about human interaction and the type of people in this world.
August 28th, 2013 at 9:08 pm
She just doesn’t understand him or his love
August 30th, 2013 at 9:27 pm
She definitely doesn’t understand the point of romantic gestures like that, I guess.
August 28th, 2013 at 9:53 pm
brilliant story as usual ^^ made me laugh and at the same time feel sorry for the guy.
August 28th, 2013 at 9:56 pm
Yeah, me too. Money can’t buy romance.
August 28th, 2013 at 10:38 pm
Oh, the problems of the very very rich. Well imagined, darling.
August 28th, 2013 at 11:07 pm
I could just imagine some of them thinking, “If only I were poor, things would be so much easier then.” What a hard life it must be, eh?
August 29th, 2013 at 12:53 am
She is spoiled such that she misses the simple, heartfelt question. A sad place to be.
August 30th, 2013 at 9:28 pm
For both of them, I’m sure. Hopefully they have others areas they connect better in (I’m an optimist, even for my characters. 🙂 )
August 29th, 2013 at 2:45 am
Oh, I just loved that hopeless romantic. If she only wasn’t so damned beautiful, he could find someone worth sacrificing for…
August 30th, 2013 at 9:29 pm
Good point!
August 29th, 2013 at 3:56 am
Sounds like he’s a man with a poetic heart and she doesn’t appreciate it. But at least she has a beautiful, swan-like neck. Good story on contrasting these two characters.
September 1st, 2013 at 10:43 am
Thanks.
August 29th, 2013 at 4:55 am
She sounds hot to me. Otherwise…well you get the idea. Always a pleasure reading your work. You are one my favorite FF’s…just saying.
Tom
August 30th, 2013 at 9:30 pm
Thanks, Tom. I appreciate it. 🙂
August 29th, 2013 at 6:14 am
Swan like with a cleavage to match, no doubt. 😉
August 30th, 2013 at 9:30 pm
🙂
August 29th, 2013 at 6:26 am
This man sounds like a very interesting person to know…the gal, not so nice maybe.
September 1st, 2013 at 10:44 am
It’s nice to see someone who can see beyond their wealth to the more important things.
August 29th, 2013 at 7:44 am
He loves her, she loves his money. Figures. Ah such is life. 🙂
September 1st, 2013 at 10:44 am
Hopefully she loves him too, even if she isn’t as romantic. 🙂
August 29th, 2013 at 12:06 pm
Great characterization. Enjoyed very much. And now I’ll have Fiddler on the Roof in my head all week.
September 1st, 2013 at 10:44 am
Yeah, me too. 🙂
August 29th, 2013 at 12:46 pm
Nicely done. He ought to dump her!
September 1st, 2013 at 10:45 am
I’ve seen a lot of that in the comments. 🙂 I imagined that they’ve been married for a while. However, the the nice thing about having 100 words for the story is that the readers can fill in their own details and implications.
August 29th, 2013 at 3:12 pm
he should run as far away from her as he could…
August 29th, 2013 at 6:37 pm
Oh well, perhaps she has other qualities… 🙂
September 1st, 2013 at 10:46 am
She’s probably a good cook. 🙂
August 30th, 2013 at 12:28 am
Oh, she just doesn’t get it, does she? That’s so sad… Great take on the prompt!
September 1st, 2013 at 10:47 am
Thanks. I guess she has a whole different way of looking at things.
August 30th, 2013 at 1:27 am
I think he should shop around for a new girl
August 30th, 2013 at 1:17 pm
I think she gets what she wants. She has her ways! Nicely written piece, David. I’ll admit, I feel stumped about this one.
September 1st, 2013 at 10:49 am
It’s funny; sometimes a story idea jumps right out at me, but sometimes it evades me for a long time. I look forward to reading yours next week if you don’t do one this week.
August 31st, 2013 at 4:29 am
Ha! Somebody needs to pick out a new girl friend instead. 😀
September 1st, 2013 at 10:49 am
I’m seeing that a lot in the comments. 🙂 Hopefully she loves him in her own way.
August 31st, 2013 at 3:42 pm
Dear Dave,
He is rich but not too smart, she is poor but sits on her brains. Life is exceedingly strange and all in pursuit of sweet friction. Good story.
Aloha,
Doug
September 1st, 2013 at 10:52 am
That’s the thing about relationships: there are so many motivations, feelings and myriad conflicts and alignments. Nothing’s ever simple.
Thanks for the comment.
-David
August 31st, 2013 at 4:05 pm
Wonderfull and thought provoking.. I really think she might have lost him… beauty only goes skin-deep.. The effort that goes into is part of any gift. I think he should learn to be a goldsmith and make it for her.
September 1st, 2013 at 10:50 am
There you go. She might appreciate his efforts more if he had a job where he could make her jewelry.
August 31st, 2013 at 11:47 pm
I wonder if she has somewhere better to be. She so disinterested in what he’s really saying.
September 1st, 2013 at 2:44 am
Hi David,
Imaginative story. I think you’re making a statement here that the poor man is more willing to buy things for his love than the rich man who can afford it with no problem. Ron
September 1st, 2013 at 10:53 am
Well, definitely that for him at least, it would mean more if it came with effort. The value of sacrifice.
September 1st, 2013 at 3:50 am
I could easily love a man like that. His woman, not so much.
September 1st, 2013 at 10:54 am
There is something very attractive about romantic people. 🙂
September 2nd, 2013 at 1:07 am
Not saying I’m attractive. An incurable romantic, yes. 🙂
September 2nd, 2013 at 7:46 pm
Sounds like one of our Congressmen and his young intern.
And like, Rochelle, I started humming the song. Hope I can get it out of my head sometime before the day is over.
September 3rd, 2013 at 4:21 am
At least he’s trying. It doesn’t seem she is. I wonder how much longer their love will last.
September 4th, 2013 at 2:17 pm
This was a wonderful read, and indeed he was trying. Well done.