Frames of Reference

          The world of computers is
          governed by the hexadecimal,
          where the count of finger
          and toes is expressed as 14₁₆.

Imagine an alternate universe
              defined by π,
The geometric constant—no longer
              written 22 over 7,

No longer some infinitely nonrepeating
              fractional multiple
Of “one,” the extended pontifical
              human index,

But now the fundamental base unit
              measuring all things.
We would then have roughly pi fingers
              on our hands.

And computing a circle’s area?
              Child’s play.
What we may grasp is limited
              by our digits.