I think this poem represents a mother who is watching her daughter mature and attempt to understand more about the world around her world through calculation. While that calculation might be literal, it is probably more figurative than anything.
It represents her daughter's realization of the difference between the sexes but at the same time a sense of innocence as she doesn't appear to care much for impressing anyone as she wears her "silk suit with hamburgers and french fries printed on it." In the beginning of the poem she states "They tower and bristle, she stands there smooth and sleek" representing masculinity as opposed to femininity. Her maturation comes through the realization of the contrasts between herself and the opposite sex.
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Good job spencer!
I agree with the maturing factor of the young lady in the poem. I personally didn't get quite that deep of a message from it! Again, wonderful job.
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