oxygen.
without it – dead in minutes
water.
dead in days
food.
weeks? months?
These are needs.
Then there are:
cravings
desires
urges
longings
The Yearnings.
itches
that
beg
scream
to be
scratched.
Sure – you can ignore.
I ignore.
Sometimes I go months
– years –
without scratching.
Just to prove I can.
only to realize
I might as well be dead already.
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