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Numbers In Heaven (Free verse) by Dovina

My name is 183, one of myriad, born in heaven, nestled eternally between two evens, and called, with affection, odd. Some of us are prime, numbers so perfect they were flung to distant worlds, if maybe there, their beauty too might be beheld. I take delight in knowing I am certain, fixed and real, never to be forsaken or replaced, unique, useful, unmatched and unmatchable. Pregnant with potential in Platonic minds, we odds alone, save the chosen 2, titillate their senses. Sometimes in anxious moments, Senses failing, in the wonder of it all, I feel an urgent sadness, imagine myself a figment of their god-like minds, a bipolar disturbance, perhaps a mere conveyance, no more than an assertion, a useful word. Then I feel contrived by them for pleasure and convenience, lovely only in their minds. But as the notion passes, I rest in heavenly peace, unequaled and real, fixed and founded, uniquely placed by God.

Dovina 13-Mar-06/2:45 PM
re: “I think ‘eternally’ is just a junk word she thought would sound good.”

For Number 183, who believes she was created in heaven, unique and useful to her creator, “eternity” is not a junk word. She will live forever, usefully serving her master and receiving pleasure from those who recognize her beauty and adore her.
But at times, she feels that perhaps none of it is true, and just maybe she’s no more than a concoction, a useful idea. In those moments, she fears that “eternity” is a lie and a junk word.

I suppose that given a couple years, maybe I’ll work my way up to Nietzsche and the modern philosophers who debunk the intrinsic value of numbers. For now I rather enjoy winning some of these disputes, as evidenced by no answer being given to my argument, but cries of “Blatherer!”, “Moron!”, like shrill barks of a small dog. But without this freedom in anonymity, it wouldn't be fun anymore would it?




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