Hypotenuse
We tried to hide it
once we found the
hypotenuse
not knowing what it was
but sure
it was a shortcut
and possibly led to other
shortcuts
but where to hide it?
It was like a computer password
you sought to bury
somewhere no one
could find it
and then
then
you couldn’t find it yourself
we made the mistake of asking the
triangles
once they got wind of our scheme
they folded themselves into
three-cornered hats
the squares bulkheaded us off
claiming their angles were always right
the circles and ellipses just smiled
the cat was out of
the bag
but maybe not
someone suggested ‘the cloud’
we looked up
and there was the crow
asking for directions