Ask
have you
ever tried
to answer
the questions
of a child
and found
yourself unsure
of what to say
how to say it
when to delay it
and in your head
you think
why
why does it have to be
this way
why is the world
in such trouble
why are people in peril
pretending nothing’s wrong
“that it’s just the way it is”
why can’t we see
past our plate
the checks we write
the doors we darken
the corners we pass
are we a self-propelling population
was that a person
we just passed
why is he standing
like that
why is she walking
that way
are they in pain
what is that
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