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?