#freewrite: Quadrillion

One, Five , Two thousand
A quadrillion?
Numbers are extensions of our perception.
We chase numbers because it's something
Solid.
A raft in an enormous sea,
That has incrementally become a cruiseliner.
I never understood.
Why bother leaving the land if you bring your shopping mall with you?

Oh,
And those who chide the $$$ chasers
Yet obsess over tech
Like slightly older siblings bragging about the potty...
They are both just numbers
Running on the treadmill.
Trust me, we 've got plenty more where that came from .