The Hidden Contract

If we lived in a state
With no societal contract
Formal laws, constrained movement
or expression

Would that bring out
a hidden harmony?
or would humanity
debase and debauch
having no recourse
to reward and punishment?

Would we still exist, love, and share joy?
With no social control or design?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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