I look at the stack of poems,
a couple hundred of them,
and wonder if I've
really
said anything.
I like to think
I have, but
that's not for
me
to say.

if you read them,
I hope they said something
to you
just like I hope
this one
says something
to you
while my styrofoam cup
sweats a little
from the ginger ale
and I finger
two nickels, a dime
and three pennies
into a pyramid.

nickel
on top.