Discs of metal in my pocket
Clinking together rubbing etching
My phone. Oh, now it
Is scratched. Hated loose change.
Damn pennies, darn dimes and nickles
Manganese, aluminum, silver,
Extravagant cost to produce for
No value. Why the copper?
Use credit instead of this coin
Of the land, it's outdated.
Dirty, filthy in the people's hands
It's been passed from shop girl
To church plate to far away lands
Why bother. This bother of
Currency found useless to most.
In sock drawer or locked safe
A treasure hides quiet. 'Till one
Learns a scheme, a way
To CASH IN on tender distained
By silver and gold and platinum cards
A market of metal and stock
Find value in previous mintage unloved.
Release the silver to hungry young hawk
Preying on treasure. Sit back and enjoy
A trade made at pace slow and steady.
Enjoy the found bounty and surprising
Reward recovered in discs loved mostly
By vending machines and everything
Slotted. 'Tis joy to find change in excess
For what? An iPhone may scratch that itch.
Clinking together rubbing etching
My phone. Oh, now it
Is scratched. Hated loose change.
Damn pennies, darn dimes and nickles
Manganese, aluminum, silver,
Extravagant cost to produce for
No value. Why the copper?
Use credit instead of this coin
Of the land, it's outdated.
Dirty, filthy in the people's hands
It's been passed from shop girl
To church plate to far away lands
Why bother. This bother of
Currency found useless to most.
In sock drawer or locked safe
A treasure hides quiet. 'Till one
Learns a scheme, a way
To CASH IN on tender distained
By silver and gold and platinum cards
A market of metal and stock
Find value in previous mintage unloved.
Release the silver to hungry young hawk
Preying on treasure. Sit back and enjoy
A trade made at pace slow and steady.
Enjoy the found bounty and surprising
Reward recovered in discs loved mostly
By vending machines and everything
Slotted. 'Tis joy to find change in excess
For what? An iPhone may scratch that itch.
