There is not much point in stealing gold –
gold is a soft metal, not very good for tools or utensils.
It is given value by people who can shape it and make it talk.
I do steal shapes.
I hoard them in my library,
I pore over them, hunched, giggling, rubbing my hands together.
I line them up and recombine them
and when I hit a lucky combo
my giggle turns into a laugh.
That’s when I take the new shape out
and get you to look at it
and the light of your eyes
turns the base metal into gold.
