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I -- disconnected. --- Eryk Salvaggio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Five7Five mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/five7five __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Five7Five mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/five7five
