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The Sum of Us
Bronwyn Lovell (University of Melbourne, Australia)

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Learned expert
in denominations of one
and inexperienced in pluralities,
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it is necessary to question
the probability
by which a new figure
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can be factored
into the limitations
of singular time and space.
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Hard to relinquish
predictable trajectories
in favour of shaky spheres.
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Love’s unquantifiable
theories of chaos
do not add up,
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as long as mind is greater
than or equal to body,
and intercourse less
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than intimacy.
Equations of the heart
are exponentially steep.
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So, no velocities too fast,
no vectors too close,
no emotions without square roots.
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Lest blind reckoning
lead to days divisible
by pained miscalculation,
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where your skin is an algebra
too soft to compute,
and your eyes, infinity.

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Bronwyn is currently completing Honours in Cinema and Creative Writing at the University of Melbourne. Besides poetry and film, her interests include storytelling, comics and linguistics. You can find more about Bronwyn at her website.

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