What Will The World Be Without You?




What will the world be without you?

What reason will I have to keep going?
What will be my reason for being?
Who will motivate me to get up in the morning and not down tools in heat?

What will the world be without you?
What will serve as a reminder of beauty in a world with so much chaos to give?
What hope will I have to not cancel it all and cast another lot?

What will the world be without you?
I spend most of my waking hours 
Providing answers and trying to decipher
But this puzzle, to solve, I do not desire

What will the world be without you?

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