the coin jar online

finally

i enter the current

century

and sign up for online banking.

now

i check

my retirement plan,

stocks and bonds,

my

checking 

and saving accounts

with the click

of about ten

buttons

on my keyboard,

including passwords.

i look at the latest tallies.

the losses

and gains.

the interest.

most of it money

that i'll never

spend.

it's like the old coin

jar at the foot

of the bed.

filling slowly, and to

what end.