I am a number

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I am a number

Samuel Riggio

Last year, it was my Social Security.

Now it’s an “ID.”

As a senior in high school,

It was my ACT.

It’s always been my GPA.

In a few years, it will be my salary.

And, years later:

My age,

Number of kids,

And their achievements.

Credit score,

Number of cars,

Years until retirement,

And square feet in my house.

I am a number,

This I can accept.

But the number is my choice.

I am

1,

3,

5,

Odd, different, unusual.

I am one,

The loneliest, most common.

I am a fraction,

Divided against myself.

I am π,

Never ending, somewhat undiscovered.

Numbers can be so much more than

Your birthday or

Amount of money you have,

How many people you’ve slept with or

Beers you drank last night.

You choose your path,

You choose your number.