I Why
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
I why to questions,
Unanswered.
Yes, I do.
Why not?
I also why to know,
Why some will follow.
A thunder stolen to allow,
Applause, bows and standing ovations.
Under a spotlight to steal scenes.
Performing their own show.
Yes I why.
Not to stop,
Use excuses, denial or alibis.
Nor pretend deceivers,
Are open wide eye liars.
I will why until,
My curiosity no longer leaves me to wonder.
Or guess why,
No one is left confessing,
A mess created...
Left for someone else to clean up.
To blame yet not given credit.
With name to give by that someone else.
Telephone number and their home address.
As if...
Being accustomed to be blamed.
Accused.
And then finding this done to be a necessity.
To protect,
Who, whom and the why of it.
I why.
Not to wonder or guess but to know!
What this power is to come from.
And I will why until I satisfy my curiosity.
Like a cat with nine lives.
But hoping,
Not to be a fool to use them all up!
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Written on June 08, 2023
Submitted by lpahtillah on June 08, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 932 |
Words | 220 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 6, 5, 7, 8, 7 |
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