x redux

i must insist
therefore
to know
that if
x is when we met
y is who we are
a + b is us togetheralone
assuming
the wind velocity is such
volume of love soandso
speed and force known
and all variables considered

are we wrong or right?

what is x?

it's not enough
that we love
ceaselessly

it's not enough
that in this love
we forgive before the mistake is made
we dance seconds after we were beaten down
we splat on the pavement and snap up cartoon style
we lose our dimensions and enjoy it
we lock away our aspects in small boxes we hide in corners

it's not enough
that we love
like children
like animals
like poets
like mad men

it's not enough
that we love
with our nose
our breath
our eyelashes
the undersides of our fingernails
the inbetweens of our toes

it's not enough
that we
just
love

what matters
apparently
is the graph our love creates
when you plot it on a chart
with x and y axes
and parameters

what matters, ultimately,
is how we love
when
of what nature this love is
its personality
its mathematical equation formed with
the one we love
whether it balances
and how
to what degree
what's the tilt, the index, the refraction
where's the decimal point
who has the log
what's the percentage
and who's analyzing the data
and how
and when

it's not enough
that i loved

because i really really
suck
at math.