Numbers and Categories
There are two ways to label,
numbers and categories.
Height, weight, and the circumference of the waist divided by the hips
Define beauty.
Age, IQ, and net worth
Add substance to otherwise insubstantial chatter.
Color, sex, and gender
Are black and white, literally.
Social status and religion
Supposedly raise the few from perdition while damning the rest to the flames.
Am I supposed to
Flashback to algebra one,
Plug in gender for x,
Age for y,
And make a person?
A human? Is that how it works?
No.
Therefore
Why define ourselves
By numbers and categories
That don’t add up to,
Can’t add up to
Human.