An original poem
The Most Expensive Thing I Ever Owned Was Hope The most expensive thing I ever owned was hope. I paid for it with reality. — Amy Steinhauser
About this poem
Hope has more than one truth. Sometimes it keeps us alive. Sometimes it keeps us negotiating with what has already answered.
I first published these words through Unburied Eulogies on May 30, 2026. I returned to them in a new visual edition on September 15, 2026. The design changed. The poem did not.
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First published May 30, 2026, by Unburied Eulogies
New visual edition September 15, 2026, by Unburied Eulogies
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