LHS =/= RHS

When the LHS and RHS disagree
There's a problem where it shouldn't be
In school, that was the issue
The only thing that bothered you
Math sums that didn't add up
Equations that refused to be solved
Marks that never came in
An enmity with math you never resolved

But that was then
And this is now
When people die
When equations
Don't add up

The sign
That defines
Equality
...is a pair of lines
Carbon copies
Mirror images
A pair of lines
Both the same

But that
That's math
And math?
It's about fact
It's about school
It's not reality
It's a tool
On your way
To adulthood

Unless the calculation
Needs revision
Because somewhere
Someone decides
That you exist
To prove a point.
You're the LHS that the RHS can't stand
You're the means to an end
You're the pivotal part of their plan

To rebel against math
To take revenge against someone
You don't even know
It's about authority
It's not school
It's a tool
To prove a point.
You never cared about anyway