I feel
As
Sharply bright
As a newly minted penny.
Pennies from Heaven? I
Don’t think so…

(circulate
With collused
Assent. Feel
Like every other
Penny ever spent…)

I feel
As
Worn and exhausted
As a Cleopatra penny.
Cleo’s in Heaven? I
Don’t think so…

(circulate
With conspiracy’s
Ascent. Feel
Like any other
Queen who’s spent…)

I feel
As
Brightly sharp
As a compromised penny.
Pennies from Heaven? I
Don’t think so…

(circulate
With composition’s
Assent. Feel
Like every other,
Copper spent...)

I feel
As
Exhausted and worn
As a compromised religion.
Pennies from Heaven? It
Seems so…

Erin Elizabeth Kelly-Moen
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