The XY Complex

For centuries
It’s been a mystery
Throughout history
He could not comprehend

How She could be
Oh so, ravishing
But complex and
Difficult to understand

He wished to know
What made her so
Clever, creative
but unwilling to love

He wanted her
And she wanted he
But her heart was cold
Full of disbelief

Sharpen your pencils little
Science boy
Get you calculator
Solve my equation

First try x and then
Maybe y
Tell me what you get
When you add pi

He came to her
He asked her why
Why she wouldn’t
Love him back

And she told him
With a
Half-hearted grin
That he couldn’t understand

And when he sighed
She felt bad inside
So she
Told him in a way he’d understand

I guess our lives
Run parallel
Meaning
They will never intersect

Sharpen your pencils little
Science boy
Get you calculator
Solve my equation

First try x and then
Maybe y
Tell me what you get
When you add pi

Three years would pass
And that boy would change
He would
Become the man that she would need

But he was done trying
To win her love
He was
On his way to greater things

And one day he will
Fly away
On a rocket ship
That may never come back

He waved to her
As she shed a tear
Wondering what
A love they could’ve had

Sharpen your pencils mr.
Science man
Get you calculator
Solve my equation

First try x and then
Maybe y
Tell me what you get
When you add pi

So tune your strings
miss
Music girl
Stop and take a step back

See what you have done
And what you’ve become
And the science man
You’ll never have