little anthony taught himself morse code
and the NATO phonetic alphabet
in preparation for an alien invasion
like the one he saw on the television
he converted his multiplication table index cards
to new symbols and methods of communicating
he packed an emergency back pack
and kept it stocked with the best survival tools
but when it came time for his maths test
he couldn't remember, or figure out, the answer
to 4 x 7 and wondered how important math would be
if he ever had to fly a plane or helicopter
in guessing it might be, little anthony
reapplied himself to multiplication
but gave all his answers in arabic, chinese,
and roman numeral answers.
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