Short Burning Question Poems

is permanence great 
         let’s ask the eternal flame 

            ~ only when on fire ~


    By
    David Kavanagh...

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My burning question is what is “normal”
Normal is unique with everyone, intrinsically moral
So how is it defined
It's defined by the mind
Of course, we have to deal with the creepy abnormal...

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A tempting fabrication of imagination - not to be had
A simple answer to a burning question – not to be said
Through your eyes I see me as I want to be – not real
In my mind I see you as I want you to be – lies I do not fear...

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My head on your chest
My ear to your heart
And it's all so right
I'm alright tonight
I've had this question 
On the tip of my tongue
For such a long time
A burning question
Wearing grooves in my mind
But you are my answer
I've found my vindication
Your heart beat silences my query
So I close my eyes, weary
And I listen
Tonight I stop talking
And I listen...

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standards fall
infinite divisions
of a space call
for creations base

" eat me "
the waters taste
of completion

Aellopus delivers
revelation
a connection
reopens
and a field explodes
in subtle elation

an ocean
births a generation

" opposites attract "
answers
a burning question

" and the beauty of a point "
marks
the equation

it's the holy graphic
of a single
calculation...

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EASY WAY OUT AT 83

A burning question – 
Is it a sin to be rich? -
Yes if you are poor,
But not if you have a lot

How much is too much?
Another burning question
The poor would answer –
When you have more than you need

The rich will answer –
Once rich, there is no limit
Well, I’ve thought and thought
And I’m tired of these questions

It’s a point of view,
Many ways to justify
I’m in the middle
And I’m tired of these questions...

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