Today’s entry, like yesterday’s, will direct you to a website that is chock full of information about the potent symbol that is X.  It’s a Psychology Today article by Leon Seltzer, PhD.

What is ironic to me is that, even though there are probably fewer “x” words in the dictionary than any other, the letter “x” is used an awful lot for this and that.  It’s almost as if it’s a substitute symbol when another one doesn’t already exist.

https://youtu.be/wppedkdWNdo

Poem to X
intoxicating with your mystical significance
your realm extends from the depths of hell
to heights of heaven.
your crossed bones bring ravishment
and taste of poison.
you are extreme,
playing with equations and sports.
you show me where by marking the spot.
you’re a phonetic chameleon,
with unexpected articulation.
you represent a generation.
I aim with you.
you suggest size and strength
with mysterious precision.
you’re an unknown but you’re everywhere,
the shadow caught on the edge of a photo,
the residue of something no longer there.

I was sipping some of this Thursday night with my friend, who brought it back from her vaca in Tennessee.  Fans of the TV series, “Justified” will appreciate the flavor.  It was smooth, tasty, and potent.  We each had a shot glass about 3/4 full, and believe me, sipping only and that much was plenty.  I wonder how many times it went through the distiller (how many X’s would be on the bottle?)