Thursday, May 28, 2020

in my wallet I carry a card






In my wallet I carry a card
which declares I have the power to marry.

In my wallet I carry a card
which declares I may drive.

 
In my wallet I carry a card
that says to a merchant I may be trusted to pay her.

 
In my wallet I carry a card
that states I can borrow a book in the town where I live.

 
In my hand I carry a card
Its lines declare I am cardless, carless,
stateless, and have no money.

It is buoyant and edgeless.
It names me one of the Order of All Who Will Die.




~ Jane Hirshfield
from The Beauty



  

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