spare change

the other day you gave me
a penny for my thoughts.

i slipped it into my piggy bank,
then went to four hundred
and ninety-nine others,
thought out loud,
and hustled them each out of a penny.

before i continue,
i'd like to apologize.
i wanted to buy you
a five dollar word
(you need to build
up your vocabulary),
but did not realize
they charged tax.

so instead,
i got these on sale:
i, love, and you.

i even had leftover change.
penny for your thoughts?