Mathed

Exponent,
associated with ten and to the right moved
positive, notation not quite scientific. Then,
negative decimals, leftward multiplication and
the first non-zero number, raised to some power.

Perspective estimation--
a broad range of values,
one quantity compared to
another. Thinking methods,
magnitude orders and the weight
of a year's newspaper.

That Girl In Class--You Know The One

Patches of skin peeked through tattered denim and
bleach-blonde locks splayed over obscure
necklines, a belt of rainbows, wrapped waist,
thin, pelvic bone pushed against taught skin--opposing mountains
and a tattoo, crawled and curled over lean
shoulders. She makes a fist around a pen,
writes like she's etching stone.