U + I = ?
What’s missing?
We made sense
You were part of my equation
I was part of yours
You were there for me
I was there for you
*2*
Counting by twos felt natural
Two cups on the counter
Two hands reaching for the same blanket
Two bodies becoming one
It all added up…
.
.
.
Until it didn’t.
.
.
.
What happened?
How did my heart become divided?
Why are you subtracted from me?
*1*
Alas,
Your negativity
Is stronger than any positivity
I can muster
I’m nothing but a zero,
Holding out for my plus 1 to return to me
*0*
No matter how I count it,
We don’t add up
As deficient as we are,
I crave new numbers
*-1*
Some equations
don’t
have
a
solution
About the Creator
Julie Lacksonen
I'm a soon-to-be retired music educator. This is my 40th and final year at the same school. I enjoy writing, reading, walking, swimming, and spending time with family.
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