Birthright

Birthright

I typed “birthright”

into my search engine.

It took me straight to ebay.

There were hundreds of listings.

I restricted myself to auctions

that were ending over the next 24 hours.

Of all the varieties for sale only a couple

involved property, wealth and power;

these are much  in demand,

people hang on to them.

I clicked on a big purple one with gold trim.

The bids were coming in at a fast rate;

my refresh button was unable to keep pace.

For a moment I was tempted.

There were birthrights of many sizes and shapes;

green and blue, mostly.

Quite a few were to do with

truth, courage, generosity and love.

I clicked on one; it was small,

but strangely beautiful. The Starting bid was $13.65,

and there were no current bidders.

“Why not?” I asked myself, and typed in $15.00.

My cursor hovered over the Place bid button,

and then I remembered that I already have one;

back home, in a cardboard box

on a high shelf in the guest room wardrobe.

I’m pretty sure it’s still there.

© Ken Rookes 2014