Math's Gaffed

Math's gaffed, in steeplechase cross-stitch,
Zebra-striped, stifling anomalies,
Canted digits giggling, heckling
Vectors pointing fingers, obtuse
Angles spread wide, mock-beckoning.

Math's gauche, like expecting a voice
On the line, lovely, obscene,
And getting, instead, a tin-souled
Answering machine.