the empty wallet

you lose your wallet
on the train.
but it's okay.
you have no money in it.
no credit cards, no
photos of loved ones,
past or present,
no id, nothing but
a phone number, yours
in case you lose
it and someone else
finds it and wants
to return it to you.
it was a gift.
leather, with a little
window for the license.
plenty of slots
for credit cards
and all the other cards
you need. you just
never got around
to putting things in
there. it was something
you were going to do
soon. but you didn't.
finally someone does
call. they tell you
the wallet is empty,
that they are sorry
for that. you tell them
it's okay. you'll live.
keep it, keep the wallet
it's my gift to you
for finding it.