IF THERE WERE NO POETS
Imagine a world without holy books
No guidance on do's and don'ts
No line to console and steer us
No promises of sweet rewards for the good.
Imagine a world without laws
No frameworks to guide behavior
No penalties for wrongdoers
No checks on those in power.
This sweet world would be
A productive garden in the wild
Where every day, a monkey could be king
And there would be no birds that sing.
If there were no poets
The Constitutions, Bible and the Quran
Would be long books of prose
Filled with horror and bitter endings.
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