climbing on my bathroom scale
making me wail
in shock
the falling
of bonds and stocks
breaking limits on my speedometer
the mercury
shooting up my thermometer
on store price tags
they rise so high
and through the years
how fast they fly
but through the night
they flash at me digitally
the book reviews
rating me in stars
all the burning candles
on your birthday cake
reminding me
how old you are
this expanse
on the tag
in the back of my pants
if I could rid myself
of digits
a life with no limits