An Ode To Mathematics

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Reading to a math re-take on a holiday + random sentence from brother + free time = THIS. And yes, this is written for humoristic reasons, math fans don't hate me! ...There's a 'Like'-button in the upper left corner... Just saying.

These fingers are dead and numb
from gripping this crimson knife;
the grinning mouths on my wrist
gurgle their deadly song.

These fingers are dead and numb
from turning blood-soaked pages;
the laughing numbers conceal
the damned value of 'x'.

I get a strange feeling from this poem that you dislike math...now where did this feeling come from? If that is what you meant, could you try to make it a little more apparent? [/sarcasm]

Why does everybody seem to be writing about blood today? Do I just stumble onto totally the wrong topics? You seem to put a lot of stress on the 'hate' without a lot of stress on the 'math'...the images of blood seem rather...strange...

Stupid math. I'm just catching up now with Algebra I. It's not as bad as Biology. But still.

I empathise.

Mrs.E.D.

I have to say... I absolutely adore this poem. XD I mean, I love math and all, don't get me wrong! I learned calculus before I learned how to drive. But this is soooooo true, especially as you get higher up in math. It's wonderful fun, but sometimes (i.e., PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS) it sucks so hard. XD

Anyway, liked it!

I have no clue where you would get such an idea Mrs.E.D. Why would you even consider such an option? *the weather today is a slight downpour of sarcasm with a chance of irony*

Naah, math isn't really that bad. The thrill of succeeding in a particulary hard equation after an hour of trying to crack it beats video games. Sorta. About the blood thing... I dunno, I guess it's fairly used these days. It's an easy way out to convey a strong emotion.

Okay, Skins, your partial differential equations sound like they make my struggles with polynomial equations and analytical geometry seem trivial. xD

Thanks for the likes! ^^

SNOINK. I learned how to do Calculus before I learned how to drive alsooooooo! You're my math soul sister!

Anyway, as to the poem, I actually really liked it. I wrote two poems about my frustrations about math as well, except they were in love poetry form, dedicated to a subject that is making University life hell for me right now. I'm in a Mathematical Economics class now, and yes, it is as exciting as it sounds.\:D/

Good luck with Math, my friend.

i absolutely love your poem i feel the same way about math

Ohemgee, did you write this for me? I totally understand where you're coming from because math sucks. I mean, it rocks *rolls eyes* Anyways, I agree with Mrs. Elizabeth Darcy, you don't really understand what you're talking about until the end so perhaps spruce it up with a lot more sarcasm and hate Love it!

-- Delanie

Haha, thanks for all the positive comments!

Yeah, I see what you mean. I could try and add a little to it, maybe another stanza in the middle or somewhat. But we'll just have to see if I can conquer my laziness. But yah, I'll see what I can do about sprucing it up.

And Delanie, I think I wrote this for everyone.

This is a universal truth, that math kills, plain and simple---

4 and a half out of 5 stars---

you are a prophet and an angel.

I like this poem, but I don't get it. What is it about? Who is it about? But the most important of all questions. Why did you write it? If the answers are not too personal I would like to know.

Wonderful poem. Brief and to the point. Yes, we all feel this way when doing math, except I'm taking Geometry this year, and it's basically Algebra with shapes. But next year is Trig. Wwll, I love your poem, and I'm sorry that there's no constructive criticizm I can give to you.
-Alex

..Nice!..Wonderful!..I love it..You deserves a round of applause..[claps and people screaming and flowers and you smiling and bowing]..

..I agreed with them..math isn't that bad..it's amazing, really..when you get to solve for x or any other letter..or when you've used a whole paper and the answer is just zero..it's challenging..though, like you, I never like math..I just go with the flow..everybody do that..

..By the way,I learned how to do calculus before I learned how to do chemistry(the chemical reaction equations)..haha..and I don't know how to drive, not yet...

Woah, thanks for all the comments and likes!

Bolshevik, I lol'd when I read your comment, thanks for that.

Lele, I'll try to explain it as well as I can. As the title suggests, the poem adresses mathematics. It has no "symbolic" meaning (at least not intentionally ), it's just a teenage guy complaining about how he had to read for a math exam on every day of his holiday. I hope that answers your questions. ^^

Thanks Alex, and no sweat; it's hard to find critisism in such a short piece. I've had Trig this year, and Algebra, and at the moment we have Analytic Geometry. It gets irritating at times.

Thanks to you too holyiao. *bows*

If you remove the title, you can't pretty much tell that it's about Math XD. But I like it though. Keep it up! Maybe, it'll be better if it was longer.

Woah. ^_^
*confesses* i avoided this piece for a long time, even though it was in the "featured works" section, just because i thought it would be some weird love-of-math poem. And math blows. But WOW. lol it was great! i agree that you should maybe think about adding on to it or 'sprucing it up' a bit... but all in all, i absolutely loved it! Great job! *follow* D

-PurpleHeart