She's Math and I'm Literature

She's math and i'm literature. She doesn't get me cause she doesnt get literature

She likes math

Because there is only

One right, logical answer

Because everything can be figured out

With reason, logic and a bit of effort

She expect everything in life

To be this way

With only one correct answer

And no “what ifs”

That’s why she doesn’t understand me.

 

I like literature

Because everything requires

Just a little bit of imagination

Nothing is as it seems

Everything has a double meaning

And your point of view

And who you are

Determines what you will see

 

Our personalities are much like

Our interest…

Just like math

She has one, correct answer

For everything

No matter what it is

She’s  clear and concise

And always knows what she wants

 

And just like literature

Everything has a double meaning

There is no one right answer

There are millions

And  I never know which answer

Is the right one

Or maybe they’re all right

And I just don’t know

Which one is right for me

Everything is jumbled in my mind

And nothing makes any sense

Without being analyzed

And there is never just one answer

 

And this is why when I say

“I don’t know” She doesn’t get it

Because to her there is just one answer

And it can easily be figured out

Because she is just like math

And she doesn’t get me

Because she doesn’t get literature

Author's Note

this is based off me and my best friend. Love her to death and i dont know what i would do without her. She's the best.
<3 Tallulah

Reviews

[Gabi Celaya]

Since no one else has pointed out the grammar mistakes and typos, I suppose I'll have to be the bad guy and do it:
"She expect everything in life" should be "expects"
"Our interest�" interest should probably be plural, but it depends on how you're using it. If you're referring to interest as an abstract action, then it's singular. But if you mean the more common sense of the two things which you are each interested in, then it should be plural.
"She's clear and concise" Not a major point, but you put two spaces after "she's" which you might as well clean up if you do an edit anyway. Same thing happened with the line "And I never know which answer"
But I liked it all the same. It reminds me of my best friend, our relationship is pretty much summed up by what you've written here.
I agree with Jared about originally thinking this was supposed to be a guy addressing a girl, and it was a pleasant surprise to realize otherwise.

[Shadowman]

The shadows of imagination falls all around you. Good poem.

[bluessadmood]

I really loved this..
I have read this before but had not the time to review..for it has to take lots of time
No certainly this is not math..what we do, literature and poetry is never math
Right you are, every word has so many meanings,and when you change and play on words
you have even more meanings..each will understand and tells of his own views
all are different and could be interpreted in different ways..no one could understand you
but the one who is working the same lovely art as you..each gives a different meaning to the others
but in the end creativity has one single goal its a common language easily understood by those who use it
nothing will be controversial..everything will be so clear..its for a very good purpose aiming at some great things
in life..all trying to understand life ..making it less difficult to live ,making it so beautiful to live
Tackling the most different objects,maybe some very nasty and ugly turning it into some heavenly most beautiful thing
trying to make all life to all humans so easy so lovely,so heavenly..ohh I could go on forever..
this is a great write ,since it provokes lots of thoughts..
lovely write

[Bud]

"With only one correct answer
And no "what ifs"
That's why she doesn't understand me."

"Because everything requires
Just a little bit of imagination"

These lines stand out most to me. Just remember, it takes literature in some shape of form to express math. And you can remind her as well, there are equations we as humans do not have the answer to. Equations beyond comprehension. Excellent write!

[Naomi Montana Walsh]

Literature makes more sense to me..because ..I am probably more like you than your friend and I do have a math type friend as well, I loved how you compare the two..I could really relate to this..

[jared.steadman]

this is awesome. besides your name i thought this was something by a guy talking about a girl. but it really works your way too.

[Lexi Nicole]

Oh, I really like this. I love comparing ways of thinking to math and literature. Nice work!

-Howl