Propinquity (Republished)

I have heard that
absence makes
the heart grow fonder

but I know that
isn't true;
the heart will wander.

Closeness is what
really works;
near likeness is best.

The more akin
people are,
their affairs are blest.

So if you want
someone true
try to look nearby;

maybe next door
or at work
he'll catch your eye.

Ignore cliches,
what you've heard
absence is absurd.