we don’t require eye-burning sunsets
or spilled-paint sunrises
never need to watch a dog spin
or a hummingbird build a nest
we could live just fine without rainbows
eclipses and falling stars
none are necessities for survival
and yet what would life be like
if only tasks lay ahead
if nothing turned our head
and touched us deeply
or if a few chosen words
never melted into a key
that unlocked a door
we didn’t know was there
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