Sum smile
Sum smile The day after yesterday we talked We spoke about figures half moons and wedges Those people use in maths Will you read for me? I plead. Play along. Translate these hieroglyph daydreams so I can hand over my beautiful, clay sphere and listen to the square roots mumble their way out of your lips. They’re more, less or equal to many words I know To the power of prepositions of direction, time and place. A caret here, a chevron there. I hear the clay crackle even though we tread slowly even though we mouth them carefully and each slice is thoroughly measured as you smile and I keep score The scratching sounds familiar I feel so close to you, Who don't seem to take me very seriously but are still equally amused. What on earth are you doing? My fingers are covered in red dust the sum still fresh drying in the sun. You laugh- (that’s not how math is done) and clear the tab. When you're not looking I secretly go over the sum again. Just in case. But it's no use. It's ...