i squared

i squared

 

 

you were a calculated risk

my math was too brisk

and invariably unreliable

 

i was a supposed sum

of what damage you could multiply

when you wanted to,

 

the X and the Y

and now i wonder why

i was drawn into your equation

when my senses surely surmised

 

i would end up 

an imaginary number

                                   in your conscience

 

and a negative one 

                                         in mine.

 

 

erin-cilberto

1/6/18

Reviews

[Little Whisper]

The x and sum mines the one... ok ... I admit, I cannot speak french... The Y?... That's a good question. i appreciate your poem very much

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, Little Whisper.
j.

[Little Whisper]

You are welcome. :)

[Kelly Scheppers]

I was never mathematically inclined, but this just evokes the class of cool. Great job, J.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Kelly...
j.

[R.E. Ray]

J., I will admit I'm not a math guy. In fact, I hated the subject in school. Still, I like it, and I get it! And, if a "negative number," I'd detest it even more. Clever and original. Nice work, sir.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, Robert.
j.