Nine

The psychologically

Significant number

That brushes up

Against a “whole” #

Obliterating a nil gap

Between .99 cents

And a whole dollar

.

The same dollar that

Separates $ 999,999,999.

From being a Billion $’S

.

Likewise on a gallon

Of gas that is sold as

$ x.xx and 99/100

Of a cent which is

Always magically

Round-up when you pay

Since no one is carrying

Hundredths of cents

.

“Just an observation, maybe I need different glasses.”

.

– Angelo Devlin