And If Art Were Not Here

if art were not here
if it never left 
the gates
what would be 
in the world today
would we have light?
have we any color?
if art was not real
where would we be
stuck in this realm,
or lost at sea?
is there any freedom?
is there even life?
if art was not seen.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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