I hate numbers.
Ticking clocks, Blinking scores, Likes, followers, steps, Zeros chasing more zeros. Numbers, Always knocking at my door. How much do you weigh? What grade did you get? How much do you earn? How many? Top threes? I hate numbers. They always corner me in the quiet rooms, Whispering I'm less, If I don't keep up. How do I tell, The dreams I carry, The stories I hold, They are beyond any numbers, They don't fit in charts, They are meant to flow, Bend, Chase, Move, Break, And grow. Just like the cells of my body. But numbers, They creep and crawl, Count and call, They lurk everywhere Trying to define an "ideal range". -crystal