Loose Change
You’re rattling around in my head
like loose change worth a fortune
what do I do with you
how to honour value when it cannot be spent
put you in a piggy bank shaped like
my fucking aorta
your name safe in my veins
that taunting jangle
of all my golden memories of you
inflating
too timeless to forget
how rich am I
another coin for every second I spend
window-shopping at the sight of you
all your preciousness
all your pricelessness
& me with my overflowing chest not
knowing how to invest.
Devon Webb is a Gen Z writer & editor based in Aotearoa New Zealand. Her award-winning work has been published extensively worldwide & revolves around themes of femininity, vulnerability, anti-capitalism & neurodivergence. She is an in-house writer for Erato Magazine, an editor for Prismatica Press, & a founding member of The Circus (@circuslit), a collective prioritising radical inclusivity within the indie lit scene. She can be found on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok & Bluesky at @devonwebbnz.
