I found you
like a shiny penny
face-down on the pavement
you were not quite as lucky
like the ones face-up
but valuable, nonetheless
so I picked you up
put you in my pocket
saving you for a rainy day
I pull you out into the light
from time to time
run you between my fingers
and watch the sun
glisten off the shiny copper exterior
and bask in your beauty for a while
then tuck you away
saving you up
letting your value grow
feeling you against my thigh
waiting for your purpose
wanting to be spent
but i don't want to spend you
I'll hold on for a while
keeping you in my palm
looking at your face
reading your date
decoding your secrets
until it is time
to make a wish
and spend you on my dreams
