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This is my answer
This is the number
        that solves for X
What was the question
I never asked
I know the answer
I know what I mean
I mean what I know
Tattoo it on my arms
Never wish to forget
Unchanging 
Number without mystery
Simple statement of fact
Forty-Seven is only
Forty-Seven
Never more
Never less
Answer unto itself

The Answer

Persistent impatience
Tapping foot 
Clammy hand
Gripping knee
Unsteady thoughts
Tension high
Endless wait
Living death
Answer soon
Then what
Then what