"Value," A Poetry Post

I don't need to
come into your house to
view your priceless
artifacts.

Each bit of your value
can be found in things you've
thrown away.

Things you put aside,
laid down, dismissed or
left behind you.

We can find your truest worth in things you've
entrenched in the earth; in things you've
cast aside as meaningless; in things you've
chosen to bind or break.

That's where we find your courage,
your morals, your character;
we can behold your whole person
in what you didn't and do not want.

Don't believe for a moment that your
wealth or lack thereof is
connected to the
trinkets that you collect.

In retrospect,
you'll find more of your lasting cache
in understanding all the whys of
what you've cast off in your trash. 

-T. D. James-Moss