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Collecting Coins

Collecting Coins

he waited

‘til he’d cleared

the room

the door

and was down the hall

safely down the hall

before he broke

d

o

w

n

it was too much

all too much

for 13

let alone 42

he’s counting coins

staying connected

reaching out

to repetition

the rhythm of repetition

the soothing lull

of clinking coins

he’ll never stop

counting

puts one

in his pocket

to keep close

just enough to touch

a two-sided-coin

there’s always two sides

he’d drop ‘em all in the fountain

if he could

if it meant

she’d come back

he looks up at the sky

wondering why …

down every road

he’ll carry the why …

when things don’t add up

and nothing makes sense

you start the count over

it’s easy to get lost

counting

you can lose your place

somewhere

in the beginning

in the middle

in the end

and have to start all over

again

but that’s ok

the total changes

over time

with addition and subtraction

new coins, lost coins, old coins, missing coins

silver

copper

gold

the count changes

becoming less

becoming more

keep counting kid

don’t ever stop

TL

Published inPoetry