1 ain’t dumb
+ 1 ain’t dumb
= 0 authentic lives
“seeking intellectual stimulation and companionship in Chicago”
a profile headline for a dating site, August 2008
and they’ve never pretended harder,
to be happier,
in their marriage,
than they are right now
“she ain’t dumb.” said, the Mr.
“he ain’t dumb.” said, the Mrs.
silently, renewing those practical vows,
but
2 “ain’t dumbs” will never add up to
1 authentic life
what their calculus hath joined together,
let no verdant, regent 𝕮𝖗𝖔𝖓𝖊 put asunder,
let us now re-pronounce them:
the O’Kneels
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