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When you get in a relationship,
Your life becomes dictated by numbers.
You start counting the times the sun rises and sets.
You start calculating holidays like they’re geometry equations
And stars become multiplication tables
That you haven’t learned yet.
The date that you reply with “yes”
Becomes a code to unlock a safe of either pleasure or pain.
I’ve never been good at probability
And I hate math.
So what makes you think that I’m ready to be
The formula that solves your equation
When I can’t even remember y=mx+b?
I’m terrified.
I’m terrified of failing.
I’m terrified that the calculator I always carry around with me
Will have dead batteries.
Then I’ll be forced to use my own mind
And I’ve never been good at that.
Your life becomes dictated by numbers.
You start counting the times the sun rises and sets.
You start calculating holidays like they’re geometry equations
And stars become multiplication tables
That you haven’t learned yet.
The date that you reply with “yes”
Becomes a code to unlock a safe of either pleasure or pain.
I’ve never been good at probability
And I hate math.
So what makes you think that I’m ready to be
The formula that solves your equation
When I can’t even remember y=mx+b?
I’m terrified.
I’m terrified of failing.
I’m terrified that the calculator I always carry around with me
Will have dead batteries.
Then I’ll be forced to use my own mind
And I’ve never been good at that.
Published 3rd Dec 2014
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Anonymous
3rd Dec 2014 7:32pm
i love this. the whole comparison of love to math and relationships to equations makes so much sense to me. seriously love it.
the only critique i have is for the first line.
"when you get in a relationship," sounds much less 'formulaic' than the rest of the piece. if that even makes sense. maybe something like:
When you start a relationship
or
When you realize you are in a relationship
just a thought. :)
the only critique i have is for the first line.
"when you get in a relationship," sounds much less 'formulaic' than the rest of the piece. if that even makes sense. maybe something like:
When you start a relationship
or
When you realize you are in a relationship
just a thought. :)
Anonymous
3rd Dec 2014 8:17pm
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3rd Dec 2014 8:40pm
If you've replied with 'yes' to the right person, you can be sure to solve the equations intuitively.... ;-). Be courageous!
Well done! :-)
Well done! :-)
7th Dec 2014 3:49am
