if a mason jar was sentient,
do you think that it would mind
holding things for others?
humans are so determined
to assign human characteristics
to anything we come across;
but we often fail to remember
that most characteristics
are universal.
things like kindness
are not limited to the human race.
a mason jar is not discouraged
by rough treatment-
despite being glass, you could practically throw it
and it would remain intact.
i'd like to think that if mason jars were sentient,
they truly wouldn't mind
being a vessel.
they keep our things visible
through their translucent skin
replacement organs
provided by us
a symbiotic relationship
between the living
and the non-living.
just as humans were built
to innovate
to create
and to evolve
something like a birdhouse
was created to harbor families,
no matter the size
throughout each season.
sometimes i wonder what life would be like
if humans were built for kindness itself
just like a birdhouse.
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