Stories From a Wallet

Non descript brown wallet Slightly bent at the edges Indent of cards on leather Inside is a Driver’s license Credit card Debit card Building pass Right hand side Photos of children Train pass Metro card Retail card from a drug store chain Six singles in front Larger denominations in rear Five, tens and one twenty Tucked behind the photos Is an extra twenty dollar bill. Thumbing through the wallet Nothing else is found Contents spilled out onto a formica desk A life for all to see Scrutinized under bright fluorescent light Nothing extraordinary Just everyday ordinary. How do we tell the family?