My Wealth Is Not Measured in Coins or Change

When I say I want all of the luxuries in life,

I am saying I want to be covered in dirt and dipped in a lake.

All I want is a few extra seconds in the rain,

a few extra seconds of watching the sky drain,

a few extra seconds of standing on a mountain,

watching my past life close up behind me and the new one unfolding

at the highest peak in front of me.

I am okay with a few more seconds standing in a hurricane.

My wealth is not measured in coins or change.

It’s a piggy bank shattering with the joy I’ve felt,

knowing that I survived after scrubbing away

my deepest bloodstain.

             — Sarah Amoros