I cannot speak,
my mouth is full of coins
I cannot cry or beg
only muffled longing and eyes.
.
I cannot spit or barely breathe
for the tumbled gold between my teeth,
there is love making and revelry
that leaves me cold and choking.
.
I cannot eat
my lips a drum, a drawstring purse,
full to bursting.
.
A hint of space
seeks to displace
this mad gold,
frankincense and myrrh, fragrant contradictions.
.
Mouth and tongue pressed for time that coins cannot buy.
.
One ambitious
sliver
of success
one adventuring taste
of riches
one silver toy thing
sticky with birth
emerges
and falls
falls,
falling
passed a thousand sensations
to land
silently in the sand.
i cannot speak

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