Negative Three

• Will Armstrong, Grade 9
• Poetry
• 2009

Negative three is my favourite number,

Just a little bit more than negative four,

Negative seven when you add them together,

Times them by negative one and you get a positive number.

Negative three is the best number,

Better than negative five

And half of negative six

“Why negatives?” you ask.

“Why not?” I laugh.

Negative three is a wonderful number,

Why not positive three? I wonder.