Anastasia: 3689

our magic number
is 3689.
i count the
ways we
can play:
3689-3688
is 1
3689 + 1000
is 4689
and i count
until my finger tips
numb and my
mouth stops
forming vowel sounds.
i wish i had been
better at math;
i am sure these
numbers and vowels
can cancel one another
somehow.