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anno_salutis my feed
is full of announcements
of new children
new unions
and a new caliphate.

today i dropped two pennies
as i rushed to stuff
them into the pockets
on my moving legs.
they fell onto a grate.
one was dull
the other a brightish orange.

i stopped for a moment
mesmerized, but not captive
by something local
something small
something i felt the weight
of and the tinny sound
of as it tumbled
and crashed
near my feet.

i posted about it immediately
online
as my only protest of atrocities
or celebration of wonders
made somehow smaller
than lost change.
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