talent

It lies heavy on my palm:
small
and cold
how like a hole
in my hand
how like a chain
around my neck--

how much could i purchase
with this single coin?

It is a weight
i cannot walk with it
to market
to buy or sell
myself

I will bury it
at my feet
and sleep
until
a silver seed
untended
unwatered
it may
perhaps
increase--


will i dream rich dreams for you?
Yes
Let me sleep