No fault of one
that it’s so small,
one is less than four.
Not equal – yes I care.
To make it fairer to one,
each one receives a three.
Now to make it even fairer
every two will receive a two,
but each three will get just one.
In four more days – now only fours.
Now four plus four will equal just four.
We fools – should have thunk of this before.
(The Random Poet:02272023)
www.therandompoet.com)
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