X & Y Poem by Seiji Lushai

Remember the X and Y
Plotted on vertical and horizontal lines
Where you and I were first introduced to it
In the class on economics
A subject so alien
That petrified most students
A greek that everyone finds it
Hard to comprehend

Remember the axis
You were the Y's and I the X's
The demand curve and the supply curve
Where you and I were made to understand
For the first time in our life
That - to every demand there is a supply
And from that point onwards, you were my demand
You realized it and supplied

Remember the bend in the axis
The twist, the curls, the saucers and the L's
That there were fluctuations in the cycles
Like seasons in a year
Where summer succeeded winter
That everything ultimately changed
Even hearts; in the long-run
Finally we part, from our equilibrium

Though you may forget the name of the person
Whom you trade-off for another
Remember the axis always
Where I was and now still your X.