The Matematician Slash Musician

By Melissa Wren

A mathematical equation
the gift of persuasion
all wrapped up in a miscalculation
from a lack of communication

The musical rhythm
of the leaves
as they cleave
to the hush of the winds
like our sins
disturbing our souls
in the throws
of yesterdays
until the haze
of the thunderstorm
clears and a new
solution is born,
a new path to sojourn

The mathematician slash musician
orchestrates the figures
of his illusion,
his very own foregone conclusion