ten minutes

I open up
a stand on the corner.
ten dollars
for ten minutes.
tell me your problems,
your issues.
tell me about your job,
your children.
your car,
your boss, your knees.
your ex love,
your current love.
bring it all
to the table,
cry if you must,
but you have just ten minutes.
that's all
I can take,
and listen too.
I have no advice, no
words of wisdom
to share,
to solve the problems
of your life,
but i'll listen,
i'll look deeply into your soul,
for ten minutes.
ten dollars for ten minutes,
then you have to go,
the line is long, but
the price
is fair.