Short Approximation Poems

      

                    two plus two is five 
                that would be inaccurate 
                      however precise 
             he loves me he loves me not
            goddammit ~ he hits the spot 


By
David Kavanagh...

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You're lives are an illusion,
You must decide what is real to you,
Love is rare,
Some say love is as effervescent as steam,
Others its eternal,
For me tobacco and art are real.
A painting is an approximation of the dream/reality you are in.
I will carry on painting until I am fooled enough by illusions to die,
Maybe not ever....

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there was nothing tangible
not now not ever
reality dwells beyond the stars

perception is a myth
the suffering are simply mistaken
only their thoughts hurt them

true love is a shared experience
as it always was and always will be
but not through a computer screen

this is only my best approximation
a poet struggles to find the words
the feeling is beyond description

words are symbols of symbols
twice removed from reality
we live beyond the stars...

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