Earl Schumacker Poet Free verse

Ones Upon All Numbers

Ones Upon All Numbers

There are numbers out there counted
Six of them speak clear arithmetic  
The others use fingers to communicate
Use fractions to escape their masters
Education is required to survive today
And six reasons why that is

Five of them are excuses
Some whole numbers have alibies 
Figures are another story though
Sure, numbers will never lie
The truth is; ones grow

There are four things
I just don’t understand
Science, algebra and calculus 
Why digits even exist

Three is best
Time for home
No more counting

Two truths
Logic, Math 

Ones


Created on 10/14/14 for The “I Do Not Know”-Poetry Form Contest

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Brenda Meier-Hans October 14, 2014 at 11:07 AM Great take on this style Earl. Good luck in the contest. Earl Schumacker October 14, 2014 at 11:18 AM Hi Brenda. Thanks a lot. As you know, it is all a numbers game, so I diminished them by one number, one stanza at a time. Only ones were standing at the end. I'm glad you like it. take care. Earl