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Statistically Thinking

December 22, 2013
By MelissaRose13 BRONZE, Gales Ferry, Connecticut
MelissaRose13 BRONZE, Gales Ferry, Connecticut
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My limbs are numbers.
No longer do you see a collection of
Arms
Legs
Hands
Feet.
But statistics where my legs once were.
A percentage where an arm should be.
I have a dollar sign for a torso.
When you look
You won’t see
Skin
Muscle
Bone.
Just a monetary value
Where a ribcage should be.
My face,
Is no longer
Eyes
Nose
Mouth.
But a collection of lines
(a barcode).
Just a simple
(somehow still complex)
Black and white
Collection of lines.
Thick and thin.
That you will scan
And then know
My value.



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on Dec. 27 2013 at 7:51 pm
JeremiahSamuelTemple BRONZE, Monroe, Louisiana
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Favorite Quote:
"I was never insane except upon occasions when my heart was touched." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

Don't believe the lie society tells you. You are more than the sum of your parts?

on Dec. 27 2013 at 7:48 pm
NarutosimG GOLD, Chicago, Illinois
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very unique poem I like it

TheUniverse said...
on Dec. 27 2013 at 4:41 pm
TheUniverse, Everywhere,, Other
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Favorite Quote:
Exercise to stimulate, not to annihilate. The world wasn't formed in a day, and neither were we. Set small goals and build upon them.

It has a certain confusing flow to it, but the art in this piece is great.  Nice Job!!!

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on Dec. 27 2013 at 12:16 pm
swagchic, Abuja, Fct, Other
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Favorite Quote:
If something is too hard to do, it&#039;s not worth doing. (Homer Simpson)<br /> When people look up to you, look up to God. (Me)

Very complicated...yet intriguing

Webbyd SILVER said...
on Dec. 27 2013 at 12:02 pm
Webbyd SILVER, Bridgeton, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
Monsters are real and ghost are real too. They live inside of us and sometimes.... They win. <br /> - Stephen King

awesome!!