People and Places in passing

If someone calls you calculated

You can say –

Why, thank you – I’m glad you recognize my mathematical chops

You see, I’ve added up the information and seen the sum.

I sought to divide truth from lie and multiply my understanding.

I’ve determined the product to be less than the sum.

So, spite me if you will, craft a cunning phrase to turn my calculation into cruelty.

My results are laid bare.

A fraction of what I had expected.

See, in calculation, you can find understanding – even the mathematician stumbles upon answers they did not set out to find.

So call me calculated, and I’ll call you when the numbers add up.