Counting from Mean Reds by Laura Ann Singh

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Counting is hard for me
Counting in Portuguese
Number words are hard it’s true
Six and seven, one and two

When someone says the words
Numbers that I have heard
They go twirling in my head
Filling my poor mouth with dread

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And there is one more thing
I can’t count when I sing
It’s so hard to understand
Double checking on my hand

Numbers and counting start
Deep down inside your heart
Just like numbers just like sound
Time and space swirl around

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