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The Penny

Patsy Starke
1 min readDec 28, 2019

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He held it in his hand,
as if it were life itself.

On his deathbed,
he held that penny.

Never let the penny go,
because it was his God.

Pennies lose their value,
but always stay the same.

He traded his value,
for a cold copper coin.

Patsy Starke, 12/28/2019

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Patsy Starke
Patsy Starke

Written by Patsy Starke

Registered Nurse, Transgender Woman In a lifelong transition, realizing my place here. Trying to make sense of my life, while trying to make a difference.

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