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Divorce is a sin because of the life long contract made between a man and woman is broken. Much like Jesus talks about the bride groom and bride and his life long commitment to us.
“ if you DIVORCE and remarry, you are committing adultery. If polygamy was acceptable, it would not be a sin to remarry. She would just be your second wife.”

The action word you used was divorce. So by marrying a second lady that was not a break of contract divorce so by scripture that would be acceptable.

“And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery. (Mar 10:6-12)”

There again the action word is divorce (put away), if that wasn’t important both times it would be noted. Example, Scripture would read whoever marries another person committeth adultery, but it doesn’t because “put away” divorce is the issue.

Don’t get me wrong I wouldn’t be married to more than one woman for any amount of money, but there are too many examples of polygamy in the OT. If you can truly show Scripture that condemns it I’m all ears, but I have searched high and low and it’s just not there.

Titus 1:6 King James Version (KJV)

6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

1 Timothy 3:2 King James Version (KJV)

2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

1 Timothy 3:12 King James Version (KJV)

12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

The action word you used was divorce. So by marrying a second lady that was not a break of contract divorce so by scripture that would be acceptable.

Just by putting your wife "away" does not sever the union, and so, the idea of divorce from the start is an illusion. That is why marrying another is adultery.

Here is the definition of the word translated to adultery:

Thayer Definition: 1) to have unlawful intercourse with another’s wife, to commit adultery with

I.E., a man, by marrying another, does not have a second lawful wife. She is committing "adultery" with him, because he is married to another.