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My Sudoku Life

And I walk
across numerical figments
speaking hyperbole dialect to their imaginations.

Numb, blocky gaps
whisper invitation to secret club.

Enticing my stature
to belong
to become exponent’s side-kick.

So they can welcome me with open arms.

Coating my digits with inoperable tumors
double-knotted in hot pink laced bow
and baby-breath scent.

They even left a Walmart Rollback smiley face sticker
with crack residue on right cheek
and a comic-style bubble caption, “welcome home puppet”.

Yes!

This is exactly how Mother 1 told me it would be.

Kinda like marriage,
but less detail-oriented.

But, I could never fit in.

For I am neither positive
nor negative
about their (cult) ural ways.

Timing would always be off.

An arm from the clock that suffered a stroke at Midnight…

They’d never understand,
how they’d alter this unevenly, odd numerical figment.

For they’ll just calculate,
deduce,
my sum with rusty protractor.

This Zero, into a fraction...

© Drake J. Eszes

artcomputer-internetfantasyfriendshipfunnyfree verse

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Karam Misra

Date: 5/4/2022 6:08:00 AM

We'll, sudoku was never a favourite with me - it was always a frustrating experience for me. But I loved your poem as it took me through multilayered thoughts with the twists and turns in your poem through your imagery - much better than any sudoku. Thank you for letting me into your enigmatic maze of a brain, Tacito. Spent some tantalizing time with your poem.

Poet Tacito
Date: 7/23/2022 10:52:00 AM

That is greatly appreciated, Karam! Admittedly, I enjoyed Sudoku way more than I ever expected. :)

Francis Brown

Date: 3/21/2020 9:30:00 PM

I love "An arm from the clock that suffered a stroke at Midnight…"

Poet Tacito
Date: 7/23/2022 10:53:00 AM

So many thanks, Francis!

Laura Breidenthal

Date: 4/4/2014 9:04:00 PM

Well written this is! "They even left a Walmart Rollback smiley face sticker with crack residue on right cheek and a comic-style bubble caption, “welcome home puppet”." -Love that stanza and the last lines! So good! Thanks for sharing. Always, Laura

Juliet Ligon

Date: 1/10/2014 2:21:00 PM

Ha ha, I used to play Sudoku, too. I love how you incorporated the game of Sudoku into real life.

Poet Tacito
Date: 1/10/2014 3:55:00 PM

=D Thank you for that, Juliet! The theme behind this was a request from an old friend of mine. I had a field day when she suggested the topic of the request. =)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/26/2013 12:33:00 AM

cool lines: zero into a fraction and a clock that suffered a stroke at midnight. I just loved that!!!

Poet Tacito
Date: 7/26/2013 5:40:00 AM

Awesome! Thanks so much, Andrea!! =D

Debbie Duncan

Date: 6/16/2013 4:59:00 PM

My daughter is / was into sudoku for a while,,,,,, yes wandering is better then wondering, even though you say either way is good ;} glad you liked it Delights" ;}

Poet Tacito
Date: 6/16/2013 6:04:00 PM

Awesome! I kinda like that game too. :) Yes, either way WAS good. ;) Thanks, Debbie! Great to see you pass by here!

Timothy Hicks

Date: 5/16/2013 10:34:00 PM

Being a sudoku addict in the past I couldn't help but click on this... lol. I'm not sure if I read this right, but I felt a very strong urge to not conform to the ways your family wants you to be. Trying to puzzle you out when the puzzle is unsolvable... I get that vibe anyway. It's a very elaborate piece to say the least.. fitting for your personality! I once wrote a long poem about how my life connected with numbers called Counting Down... it was a challenge, but that's what makes writing fun.

Poet Tacito
Date: 5/16/2013 11:47:00 PM

The theme of this poem was actually a "request" piece by an old friend of mine a few years ago. I love Sudoku too. So, I figured, why not? You're on the right track with the direction I was going in. Though, it wasn't about my family trying to change me or anything. :) Many thanks to you coming by again!!! :)

Seosamh De Burca

Date: 5/16/2013 3:08:00 PM

Congrats on your win, I enjoyed this very much

Poet Tacito
Date: 5/16/2013 3:16:00 PM

Hi there! Nice to meet you! Thanks very much!

Jeremy Martin

Date: 4/22/2013 4:08:00 PM

This is very captivating, I kept going back and noticing more and more intricacies. Fine job

Poet Tacito
Date: 4/22/2013 4:47:00 PM

Hey there! Good to meet you. Many thanks on you stopping by. :)

Michael Dom

Date: 3/22/2013 8:13:00 AM

Late bus, me, but this is such a fine write. Belated congratulations.

Poet Tacito
Date: 3/22/2013 8:57:00 AM

Hey Michael! Better late than pregnant, I always say! :) Many thanks!

Debra Falgout

Date: 2/6/2013 3:33:00 PM

Pleasure reading your poem today, congrats on your win, love debra

Poet Tacito
Date: 3/22/2013 8:56:00 AM

Thank you so much for that! :)

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 10/18/2012 8:52:00 PM

Drake..:-) congratulations with your wonderful win in the " February, 2012 Contest " It is very nice to see you on this winning list..*'.*'.*' hip hip hooray. Good night :-) always~ PD

Poet Tacito
Date: 3/22/2013 8:37:00 AM

Gracias!!! :)