Figures of Life

This life has become a long
list of numbers.

The hours I work,
hours I rest and write,
the money I make,
money I take
out to pay
all these rising bills,
and the money I waste
on boundless bottles of booze.

The shirt, shoe and pant size
I wear,
my changing body
weight,
and the distance I cover
in the run of a day.

The channels I switch
on the television,
the dishes I wash
in the sink,
and the amount of times
I wonder how to live
without having
to think about numbers.