By My Math

[Tiger the Lion]

By My Math
 
I love you almost absolutely.
 
You've grown on me and quite astutely
measured me for what I am—
 
nearly double half a man.

[Lizzie]

I love this.

Absolutely/astutely and man/am are quite pleasing -- not too close, not too far.

The sentiment is lovely without being sappy. Speaks to me of love that's flawed but true.

[shemthepenman]

reminded me of...




I fell in love with a girl
She was 67 inches tall
Took every pound I had
Left me without a foot to fall on

I thought it was imperial love
She was my queen
Ended so metrically
So precise and so clean

Now she's a thousand thousand meters away
I can't measure my love.

[Tiger the Lion]

Thanks Lizzie. I considered leaving the end a half foot short to further emphasize my point, but I couldn't make it work.
@Shem. Interesting tune. I'll take it as a compliment. 

[Lizzie]

Thanks Lizzie. I considered leaving the end a half foot short to further emphasize my point, but I couldn't make it work.

I think it's perfect. In tone and subject, it reminds me of Robert Lowell.