Number for birth Number to die They give you a number For all your life Number for dead in a war Number to call the police Number to pay for your food Number to number your grave Number you lose Number you win It can change your life It can set your sin Number to say who you are Number for fate Number of days in a year Number to hate Evidence of strenght, intelligence Penitence, decadence, ignorance To be counted, enumerated and despised Maybe enjoyed, even sacred and destroyed