what if the world
wasn't green with plants
what if there were
no poems or dance
what if the planet
wasn't blue with water
what will happen
when the planet gets even hotter
what if suddenly
music stopped
would you feel unbalanced
sadly collapse and flop
what if your heart
suddenly stopped beating
what if existence
was even more fleeting
what if the sun
refused to shine
what would we do
without fruit ripening on the vine
what if there were even more things
humans simply could not transcend
what if everything
decided to disappear and end
what will dreams be
when the living world truly ends

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