I found this irresistible right from the start, with the word "integers." The main idea is indeed basic, and there's not as much imagery as I'd normally want, but careful word choices, satisfying rhyme and meter, and straightforward yet fresh statements made this very convincing to me.
I like S4, and its placement just past the middle, as a sort of "Now on the other hand, some might say . . ." clause, with the remaining stanzas providing enough space to reiterate once more the main point.
However, I'm not a fan of S6, L1 and 2; for me, the list of body parts just doesn't fit in, somehow, and as others have noted, "toe to toe" seems a little off.
Oh, and instead of "but shedding off," maybe "but as you shed"??
But mostly, a great use of the form, somehow both spare and full.
--Jean
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