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*I like the number 2,
so much in fact
I like it twice,
as in 22.
Now 2+2 equals 4,
but some say 2+2 equals 5,
It's quite the moral conundrum.
Still 5 is a cardinal, a prime,
why the Pythagoreans
thought of 5
as the marriage
between heaven and earth.
I empathize with 5 though,
for that's a lot of pressure
to put on a single solitary digit.
But I think I like him too,
he's a friend of 10,
which reminds me of
fingers, toes and Bo Derek.
But let's get back to 2,
which supposedly is company,
and 3, you see, is a crowd,
yet odd first and foremost
--Mersenne knew best, I guess.
Which brings me to 1,
small, but positive,
coveted, but united,
a face of multiple identities.
And should any other number
devise against it,
they would have no
success at all
--none, zero.
To be honest,
I think 1 likes 2,
and vice versa,
they're a complimentary couple
--both highly dutiful
and attracted to each other.
After all, it's said, "Someone may overpower
one alone, but two together can take a stand against him."*
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Apr 20, 2025
Apr 20, 2025 at 10:50 AM UTC
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*I like the number 2,
so much in fact
I like it twice,
as in 22.
Now 2+2 equals 4,
but some say 2+2 equals 5,
It's quite the moral conundrum.
Still 5 is a cardinal, a prime,
why the Pythagoreans
thought of 5
as the marriage
between heaven and earth.
I empathize with 5 though,
for that's a lot of pressure
to put on a single solitary digit.
But I think I like him too,
he's a friend of 10,
which reminds me of
fingers, toes and Bo Derek.
But let's get back to 2,
which supposedly is company,
and 3, you see, is a crowd,
yet odd first and foremost
--Mersenne knew best, I guess.
Which brings me to 1,
small, but positive,
coveted, but united,
a face of multiple identities.
And should any other number
devise against it,
they would have no
success at all
--none, zero.
To be honest,
I think 1 likes 2,
and vice versa,
they're a complimentary couple
--both highly dutiful
and attracted to each other.
After all, it's said, "Someone may overpower
one alone, but two together can take a stand against him."*
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