Dark Numbers Poems

A dark flame
	bites at the edge of my existence
It burns cool the tips of my fingers
	consuming moments once held as treasures

Like a broken clock, with...

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I feel like Archimedes building calculus from scratch;
Got a lever I can lean on, but the fulcrum doesn’t match.

You’ll find them on the scoreboard 
And...

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Numbers

Numbers , an intricate design
A metaphorical thing that troubles most
And they include many signs
The ones who understand these boast
Numbers flicker by quickly
Incredibly fast, it’s blinding
Numbers...

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One is pale blue
	soft and smooth
it is cool to touch
	but not quite cold

deeper blue is two
	a bit of yellow
not quite as smooth
	not quite as cool

three...

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“50 Words for Poe: Numbers”



He was given a number
He counted the days
just number after number
Finally arrives the day he is free
The Nightmare never ends
He is...

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The number of folks sitting
on the back porch
waiting
for peace to strike,
like waiting for my garden to grow
without yet having planted it.

The number of people
noticing that...

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A rather dashing and exquisitely designed purple weather balloon was racing against a dark grey sofa, a beach towel, a cotton bud and a statue...

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Numbers Game
What happens when two serial killers meet? Do they argue on how many people they have to murder before they're officially 'serial killers'? One...

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I scratch at my rib cage
Nails clawing at my skin
As if I could scrape away
The extra weight I feel I've gained

It's like the devil's inside...

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What would I give up for you?
My morning coffee
The newspaper I rarely have time to read
Maybe a few evenings at the opera
Or perhaps that newer...

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