i have a friend
(and i use this term loosely)
who throws all of her
loose change into the bin
because all those coins
“clog up”
her michael kors purse,
they annoy her
terribly, they just
get in the way, “d’you know
what i mean?” she says,
snapping bubblegum,
dropping coins on the floor,
not picking them up
“it’s only, like, 28p,” she says,
“leave it.”
i told her that
honestly
she could do with all the change
that she can get.