Sta.sh
Defining The Dot
In the bowels of a city
believe it or not
a committee is sitting
defining the dot
"At the end of a sentence
what have we got?"
They ask as they sit there
defining the dot
"It's not quite a line
it's not quite a spot"
"A dimension will help in
defining this dot"
"It's not quite a line
that much is true
It's more like a line
that's been cloven in two"
"Not just in two though
much more than that
It's almost as though
a line is too FAT"
"So, let's shave it a little"
"We're not finished yet"
"Let's prod it and squash it
and see what we get!"
When they were happy
delighted, in fact
they decided to name it
while it was intact
And a rule, they agreed,
should shine forth from the dark
for exactness in making
this rotundular mark
An announcement was made
on day forty-two
The chairman spoke clearly
as expected to do
"The length of this ..... thing
we are giving to you
is less than...or equal
a line width in two"
So once they'd agreed
on the length that they got
the chairman jumped up
"We'll...errr...call it a 'dot'
So, while all this money
and all this time too
was wasted defining
the dot (this is true)
people went hungry
unwashed and unfed
Children were fighting
with no home and no bed
Bankers were banking
their over-fed cheques
from bonuses paid
while, up to their necks,
customers drown
in rivers of debt
So, next time you see
just what we got
just consider how costly
was defining the dot.
In the bowels of a city
(this could be true)
a committee is sitting
painting every dot blue!!
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