i am the number of books on a shelf
i am her age when her daddy told her he loves her
i am the name of a pompous magazine
i am the number of years they've spent happily together
i am the number on the back of his jersey
i am the amount of times he has shushed them in the library
i am that many minutes past nine o'clock in the evening
i am one more than sixteen
i am the sum of hours he has slept today