In My Wallet I Carry a Card - Jane Hirshfield

[Larry Robinson]

In My Wallet I Carry a Card

In my wallet I carry a card
which declares I have the power to marry. 

In my wallet I carry a card
which declares I may drive. 

In my wallet I carry a card
that says to a merchant I may be trusted to pay her. 

In my wallet I carry a card
that states I can borrow a book in the town where I live. 

In my hand I carry a card.
Its lines declare I am cardless, carless,
stateless, and have no money. 

It is buoyant and edgeless.
It names me one of the Order of All Who Will Die.

	- Jane Hirshfield