Meddling With Math
Why does a rational endeavor,
Have both rational and irrational numbers?
Is zero into anything zero?
Or actually infinity instead?
What about zero divided by zero,
As an exception to the rule.
Is infinity into infinity just the inverse,
Of infinity squared?
Even the number one is an odd one.
One times anything is that thing.
Why not something else?
Since all the other times, times are additive.
Why do we even bother,
To end up where we started with the number one?
And speaking of starting,
Why not start counting whole numbers with zero,
Instead of number one?
Like we do with the decimals,
Saying point this or point that,
Making our point about the point.
All the way from point zero to point infinity,
Why not point out the point in whole numbers by counting one point zero, then two point zero,
then three point zero….etc.
Or are these ramblings of a mendacious mind just meddling with the veracity of math!
Copyright © James Rudd | Year Posted 2010
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