why
why?
well, why not?
except that’s a whole nother issue a whole new can of
worms that i don’t wanna let loose
why not? well worms are sticky and squirmy and
wriggle their way between your toes
why? see toes are like screens for the body and keep
all the mushy stuff under calloused foot but let
up some weird things between the cracks
weird things? weird things that come with years come with
drugs come with one too many nights spent
hiding under the bedclothes
hiding? well sure from the boogeyman or the nightmares
or the alarm clock trying to get you
to wake up and smell the sun
the sun? of course the sun the big thing that hurts your eyes
and is only kind in the early morning before it’s bright enough
to let anyone see your face
well so what? so WHAT? what defenses have you left when someone
sees you sunlit naked so it’s either night or makeup
and night’s cheaper and easier on growing old
growing old? welllll growing old is what happens when
the worms and the weird things and drugs and boogeymen
and makeup and sun and alarm clocks start to gather a little
heavier on your shoulders and you can’t shrug as easily
shrug? like atlas like when you thought your daddy had the world
on his back til you realized he couldn’t hold
everything up forever
forever? well that’s what we’re all looking for right a little
something we can count on and never let slip away from
our tenuous grasp on earth
grasp? here take my hand like that like a good
child it may not answer your questions but lost is a better feeling when
you’ve got something warm to hold on to
why? i don’t know i never did i just liked the warmth
cuz it’s cold sometimes even under all those bedclothes and well maybe
the boogeymen won’t get us if there’s two of us together so
take my hand anyway cuz really, why not?