Number Phobia


from the ABC set A Necklace of Red Stones

Number Phobia

Secretly I'm stupid
light fingered Dawn has nothing on my
round white heels

I sonnet about
all showy fashion
always a novel on the go
words are as easy as shopping at
Lakeside
with a platinum card

But if I found a negative integer
on the pavement
I'd feel sick
it is something
one pokes with a stick.

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