So much angst when he stepped onto the platform
Cold sweat dripped down his back as the numbers cycled
All of his hard work undone by pizza and wings on his birthday
Leaving him waiting for the bad news
Except when he compared the number to that of an NFL lineman, well then he was okay
Manipulating the data to make it relax
And at the same time stimulate the viewer to see the answers contained within
So, it should come to no surprise that, at times, the data might be stretched too far
Snapping off the meaning from the numbers
And creating a new thesis from the ether
Giving a new discourse that never even had a whisper
Exist in the original census of the world
There was so much more beneath the surface
It made Guy worry as he looked at the numbers
Perhaps the Titanic had gotten off easy
Division was always Vivian’s strong suit
It didn’t matter if it was numbers or people
Vivian could separate the goats from the sheep
It didn’t matter what defined goat or sheep
Determined to put her skills to use, Vivian turned to politics
Except she found being a pollster much better to her liking
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So the numbers just don’t add up
Their defense shouldn’t be able to stop us
And yet we can’t seem to move the ball
Then again they haven’t been able to move it either
So after the opening kickoff, I think both sides will make changes
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Casualty numbers kept trickling in
Obscuring the greatness of the victory
Still, Vincent had to admit he’d lost over a quarter of his troops
They sold their lives dearly though
Littering the fertile fields with their enemy’s dead
Years later the soil still held the scent of their sacrificial blood
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No matter how you calculated it, Deidre was in trouble
Unless she could find another way to figure it out
Many digits danced and twirled in front of her
But none of them sat still long enough for her to make them real
Everything was just irrational to her at that moment
Really she just wanted to be done and have a piece of pie
So she left the equation to solve itself and had dessert
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Inside their numbers kept growing
Not stopping at borders, always invading
Focused on only two things
Enabling the creation of more invaders and
Capturing the resources to continue the previously mentioned creation
Thousands becomes millions become billions
Igniting a resistance focused on scorched earth tactics.
Obliterating all foreigners, hurting the natives, stopping the advance
Natural order reestablished, the white cell count and fever reduce back to normal
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