She was fond of numbers
– or more so, obsessed, you would think;
like an accountant or bookkeeper,
she kept track of every digit.
The numbers on the measuring tape,
the numbers on the back of food labels,
and numbers on the scale.
It was a bit unhealthy
- OCD, maybe even.
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Numbers
She was fond of numbers
– or more so, obsessed, you would think;
like an accountant or bookkeeper,
she kept track of every digit.
The numbers on the measuring tape,
the numbers on the back of food labels,
and numbers on the scale.
It was a bit unhealthy
- OCD, maybe even.