{"id":52,"date":"2012-01-14T15:44:03","date_gmt":"2012-01-14T15:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ink.verticalplus.co.uk\/archive\/?p=52"},"modified":"2012-01-14T15:44:03","modified_gmt":"2012-01-14T15:44:03","slug":"a-prose-poem-from-dorothy-fryd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inksweatandtears.co.uk\/archive\/a-prose-poem-from-dorothy-fryd\/","title":{"rendered":"A prose poem from Dorothy Fryd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font size=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;\">\u03a0<\/span><br style=\"font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;\"><br style=\"font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;\">I got the tattoo because it is irrational. I got the tattoo because I used to hate maths. I got the tattoo because Pi reminds me of my late Grandfather. I got the tattoo because I want it to reflect how constant I can be. I got the tattoo because I studied Egyptology. I got the tattoo to remind me. I got the tattoo because every time I look at a clock or the full moon, I remember how Pi is interwoven&nbsp; with everything. I got the tattoo because Archimedes is one of my dead heroes. I got the tattoo because it doesn&#39;t end. I got the tattoo because it doesn&#39;t repeat. I got the tattoo instead of five trillion digits of decimal precision. I got the tattoo because Pi is so often truncated. I got the tattoo to celebrate independence. I got the tattoo because with it, I can measure the mass of a star from the other side of the galaxy. I got the tattoo to defy my Mother. I got the tattoo to carry Pi everywhere. I got the tattoo so I wouldn&#39;t forget. I got the tattoo to observe the patterns in everything. I got the tattoo because a world without Pi wouldn&#39;t work out. I got the tattoo as March 14th is my birthday, but everyone is always more excited about Pi Day. I got the tattoo because it means I am more than a fan, I let Pi control me. I got the tattoo because therapy seemed the greater evil. I got the tattoo because every birthday I have felt haunted by its presence; its slow burn in the rotation of the wheels of my first bike, in the circumference of my trampoline, it&#39;s dancing in the flame of every birthday cake candle. <\/span><br style=\"font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;\"><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;\"><br style=\"font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;\">*Dorothy Fryd<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;\"> has been published in magazines such as <\/span><span style=\"font-style: italic; font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;\">The Rialto, BRAND, South Bank Poetry Magazine<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;\"> and <\/span><span style=\"font-style: italic; font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;\">The Interpreter&#39;s House <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;\">and was short-listed for the Bridport 2010 Poetry Prize. She has poetry forthcoming in <\/span><span style=\"font-style: italic; font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;\">Obsessed With Pipework<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;\"> and <\/span><span style=\"font-style: italic; font-family: Courier New,Courier,mono;\">Aesthetica Magazine. <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u03a0I got the tattoo because it is irrational. I got the tattoo because I used to hate maths. I got the tattoo because Pi reminds me of my late Grandfather. I got the tattoo because I want it to reflect how constant I can be. I got the tattoo because I studied Egyptology. 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