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a love absurd I poem

A poem the Absurdist would understand

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David
Feb 01, 2026
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An absurdist exploration of connection and isolation. This poem captures the gritty, minimalist reality of finding meaning.

I took their name as my image
against instinct
against fear
against reason 

a love beyond control 
absent of control, became my impulse.
 
I let the embers of her enigma 
scent spaces she once occupied,
stain walls, ruin bedsheets.…
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