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Minus one

Have you ever apples seen,
and counted them for fun?
Never ever could there've been
a total sum of minus one.

Turned away and icy blue:
number minus one portrayed;
favors that which isn't true,
wearing a destructive shade.

Demands their space to play and fly:
square root forces new advance,
for imaginary i
exists in a complex expanse.

Darling minus one, you're shrewd,
still, though, pleasantly inclined.
We need you here, as we conclude:
you're a must for humankind.