Five Poems About Zero
1. Zero; the Number of Sentimentality.
Because the zed
cannot exist
without memory.
How would it be
you could have
no apples?
You need to know
the apples could exist;
you would have to
remember the having
in order to have none.
Zero is a number
of constant yearning.
When you leave:
I have nothing:
But it's mine.
2. Zero is the God of Death.
Because it is the absence
of having, and the existence
of memory- subjective,
and worthless.
Why would you ever
choose to factor
anything you had
by zero? To test it?
To see if it will break
the chains of math?
3. One Times Zero is Zero.
Zero is a swallower.
When there is only me,
I disappear. When there
are 2: We disappear.
It is terrifying to think
that we may multiply zero
by any number.
The mere existence
of zero is a threat.
Anything you choose
can occur zero times.
We can prove
not merely solitude;
but the emptiness
of solitude- inescapable
by the emptiness
of company.
Why would we ever
do such a thing?
Let us never multiply.
4. Conversational Zero
"Have you ever thought
about _______?"
"No."
"Me neither."
5. Zero's Additive Identity.
Add zero to any number;
it stays the same. When you
are untouched by emptiness;
I am comforted.
Let us add for eternity!
-e.
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