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Thinking in terms of one
Is easily done—
One room, one bed, one chair,
One person there,
Makes perfect sense; one set
Of wishes can be met,
One coffin filled.

But counting up to two
Is harder to do;
For one must be denied
Before it's tried.


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Added: 20 May 2003 | Last Read: 7 Sep 2026 10:07 AM | Viewed: 15160 times

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