The Median.

Let's say

you measured the condition

of your heart

every five minutes

for a whole day

and plotted all those points

on a graph.

Today,

my heart

hugged the median

all day.

It didn't plunge

below the x-axis,

or soar up exponentially,

nearing the asymptote

of pure joy.

I didn't listen too closely

in church.

I wasn't moved.

I craved sweets

and felt impatient.

I just lived

another day

as me,

not skewed toward either pole.

That's what makes it

the median.