The Mathematician Sat With The Factors

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It was his sixtieth birthday

“How do I celebrate thee? Let me count the ways.”
 

He could be true to his age:

upright and respectable
 

Or he could be
two 30-year olds:

mirrored images 
of each other

Or three 20-year olds:
all drunk yet

capable of texting,

facebooking and

instgraming

I could be
any of four 15-year olds: 

loud, proper,

cerebral or athletic

 

Or five 12-year olds:

all wrestling with puberty

...
Imagine me as thirty
2-year olds crawling
across the floor
with loaded Pampers 
...

But before the celebration began,
the birthday boy fell asleep.

PAUL OLIVERIO

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Footnote

THE MATHEMATICIAN SAT WITH THE FACTORS

is the copyrighted property of LCSoL

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