value

I’m well contained within parenthesis,
try as you may to add,
you’ll only make a difference,
if you get inside me.

For that,
you’ll need to attempt multiple times,
and once inside,
can you perhaps divide me,
separate me,
work out the crux of me,
find what the sum of me means,
and become my friend.

Here’s the thing,
mathematicians are not butchers,
we leave form intact,
as much as we love to know,
the guts of every equation,
we’re purists to the core,
and don’t engage in the depth of understanding,
for appearance and popularity.

W.E.