LIFE IN NUMBERS
(714) childhood area code unknown to me
that first call home
on my dorm room landline
a guessing game
682- sole hometownprefix
no guessing needed
3273 comforting pattern
2 brothers, 2 sisters
3 girls total
7 member nuclear family
(602), (480) new state, new life
exploding population,
new area code
941- odd and even,
up and down,
navigating marriage,
motherhood, career change
2876 counting down
to two college grads
to empty nest
to enjoying our adults, our grandchildren, our sons in law
2802 can’t escape the 28
school district employee ID
my 20-year companion
85281, 35 years of increasing urban density
85288 mandates a new zip code
another change,
another adaptation,
life.
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this is a very fun poem Lisa, thank you for your ingenuity!! numbers are a fun medium . . . especially when they compliment!