One
need not
rely on anyone

unless
One wants
to relax melancholy

though
such dilution
is mere rest

never
the multiplication
of One beyond

One


*****


Two
is not
one or three

but 
two can
be a sum


***


Three
is you
cheating on me

or
making love
with much generosity


***


Four
is tricky:
It can split

into
two camps:
"X" versus "Z"


***


Five
may not
be your favorite

as
five enables
one left out


***


Six
is simple:
it simply is.


***


Seven
will never
betray. Trust me.


***


Eight
is hourglass
frittering sand away

but
done so
elegantly as to

generate
no complaints
again and again

and
again and
again and again


***


Nine
is odd
without one more


*****


Ten
is one
opened up to

potential.