Ode to the Parabola Who Loved Too Much

Sadaf Naaz

She curved like Aphrodite’s sigh,

A graceful arc against the sky,

Her axis tilted just off-right,

In moonlit dreams of Euclid’s night.

She whispered secrets to a line,

But he was fixed—she loved a sine.

“Let’s intersect,” she dared to say,

But he just ticked his graph away.

A mossy sage with roots in pi,

Said, “Child, the heart’s no alibi.

Infinity loops, but still we yearn—

Each asymptote a twist, a turn.”

She danced through functions, undefined,

With limits love could never bind.

A scribbled proof, a theorem lost—

She loved, unmeasured, without cost.

So if you glimpse a lonely graph

That hums in ancient Greek and laughs,

Just know: beneath her curve so wide

A broken-hearted slope still hides.

Sadaf Naaz (She/Her) is a dedicated Advocate, Author, and Legal Researcher based in Delhi, India. Known for her sharp legal insight and powerful writing, she has been featured in prominent platforms such as Lawctopus, Amar Ujala, Elephant Journal, Medium, and Legal Services. As a Manupatra Certified Legal Researcher with over 23,000 certificates and multiple accolades, Sadaf has authored seven books that distill complex legal topics into accessible, thought-provoking works. A Lawctopus Campus Leader and Standard Member of the American Bar Association, she is also associated with YICCA and SIAC. Her commitment to legal scholarship, mentorship, and advocacy continues to influence and inspire within the legal community.