Tubthumper
21-Jul-07, 18:29
I am a part of many sums
Calculated since the maths began
I am part of the e in e=mc2
I have an interest in the a2=b2+c2
I was an addition, brought about by multiplication
My time is spent divided between others
I am a hypotenuse, connecting points
My angles define my existence
The area I cover is but a tiny universal segment
Yet my existence is a cosmological truth
The volume I fill will not be filled by others
And yet I exist because of others' shared volumes
In time I may increase, gain some mass
And share time and space with another
Our multiplication giving rise to additions
Filling volumes with mass of their own
And at my end, I will give all back to the great calculator
One final subtraction all that is required
I am a part of many sums
The sum of my parts will return to zero
Calculated since the maths began
I am part of the e in e=mc2
I have an interest in the a2=b2+c2
I was an addition, brought about by multiplication
My time is spent divided between others
I am a hypotenuse, connecting points
My angles define my existence
The area I cover is but a tiny universal segment
Yet my existence is a cosmological truth
The volume I fill will not be filled by others
And yet I exist because of others' shared volumes
In time I may increase, gain some mass
And share time and space with another
Our multiplication giving rise to additions
Filling volumes with mass of their own
And at my end, I will give all back to the great calculator
One final subtraction all that is required
I am a part of many sums
The sum of my parts will return to zero