devalued currency | The Change

thick waters flow heavy

water must be very clean
to hold the sorrow
of stars

transparent
like shards of glass
strewn across a level field

nobody home
to light a candle
for wandering souls

whose hearts were rendered
over a campfire
cooking trout for breakfast

crackles in the dark
spend devalued currency
on things that do not matter

while rivers run muddy
with blue black blood
and dirty disasters

can water be washed
what is used to scour
the cleansing tool that has been fouled

water must be very clean

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