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is it art if it is not consumed by others;
if it is not seen by the public,
how can it breathe?

is it just a hobby;
another form of work;
is it play?

what if it soothes,
healing troubled minds?
what if it inspires,
sets fire to hair and moves us,
but remains unknown?

what if we didn't feel compelled -
this insufferable need -
to attach labels to all things?

what if everything just was
requiring no label
to give it life,
to define it,
to provide meaning -
how would we hate then?
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