monroe street
quarters make such a distinct noise when you
rub them on scratch-off lottery tickets
now all of them clink at the bottom of the laundry machine
every time I wash my clothes
they end up covered in red wax
like the person before me dumped a box of
crayola’s into the top loader
my favorite color was always scarlet
there’s silver dust everywhere
all I have left are nickels
and everything is still
wet
collection 1 — a dedication to dc