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"X" for Energy
by Alison McKenzieI have “x” for energy
Life requires “y”
Sometimes the equation
is “x ≠ y”
No solution
And you, oh stranger,
Are the unknown, "z",
For which there is only
A negative value
I do not have z energy to date
AND
ALSO
I do have my own energy:
To care for myself,
To love my grandmother to wellness,
To hold my sister’s trembling hand,
To help my children graduate,
To get a 4.0 in college,
To write it all down
Until it feels like I can breathe again.
You grounded me,
Helped the equation make sense,
Even when it didn't balance, exactly.
Math is not my best subject.
Now, you = zero, or the addition thereof,
And I am FREE of your (dys)functions.
The world is my oyster!
AND
ALSO
I have no idea what that means.
04/20/2009 Author's Note: I swear it's all about math. Hehe.
Posted on 04/21/2009
Copyright © 2025 Alison McKenzie
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 04/21/09 at 01:24 AM There's such a good sense of humor going through this. You always turn out good work, but this is definitely one of your most creative. |
| Posted by Mary Frances Spencer on 04/21/09 at 05:06 AM Go girl...dive for the pearls!!! MFS |
| Posted by Joan Serratelli on 04/21/09 at 01:11 PM This piece is not all about math- it is about LIFE. The equations provide a good analogy and I loved the entire piece. I agree with Gabe- this piece is very creative! |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 04/21/09 at 02:47 PM Ha! I'm thinking your world is a calculator! Math class pays off! I love your formula for this one.. (ok, I'm done.... ;) ) |
| Posted by Charlie Morgan on 04/21/09 at 03:01 PM ...better watch that swearing, look at all the trouble it's got you into...i'm just saying...do we ever have the right ingredients and/or the right equation for anything?...well said, ali... |
| Posted by James Zealy on 04/21/09 at 05:35 PM Okay now we are talking sytems of equations and where do they intersect (Now this is kinky).
2x+3y+4z=3
x-3y-4z=2
3x = 5 |
| Posted by Quinn Vokes on 04/23/09 at 04:21 AM This is so cute! Let that creative math geek seep out! |
| Posted by Kris Mara on 04/23/09 at 12:20 PM this is so clever throughout -- enjoyable read! |
| Posted by Bradd Howard on 04/25/09 at 08:43 PM math is NOT my best subject either, thank god I am a theater major. fun subject. I enjoyed the play of the piece. keep the words coming. |
| Posted by Glenn Currier on 07/21/09 at 07:58 PM You are z crazy mathpoet in my life today. Equations were never my cup of t. You make fun of math and that is hard to do. Here's to the negation of all those 0's and their dysfunction! |
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