Purse

there

is

no

hierarchy

in

this

one.

they

are

together

and

they

come

and

go.

money

is

dirty

and

a

purse

doesn't

clean

them.

Contraceptive

and

phonecard

and

the

scrap

of

paper

with

all

his

phone

numbers

on

it.

I

do

my

best

not

to

lose

it.

Juliana

loses

her

hat

from

Buenos

Aires

on

New

Year's

Eve

in

Toulouse.

Tant

Pis.

There's

no

use

getting

upset

about

it.

it

protects

coins

if

they

were

free

in

a

bag

would

they

really

be

free

or

would

they

be

lost

and

useless.

when

I

don't

have

a

purse

I

use

a

plastic

bag

tied

tightly

or

an

envelope.

When

the

purse

weighs

more

than

its

contents

I'm

in

trouble

unless

the

contents

I

can

write

on.

the

same

they

are

different.