Why?

Why do people have to die?

Why can’t we just choose?

Why can’t we stay on the Earth?

And have only love to loose

Why does our sorrow multiply?

As we divide in number

Why does death play with our eyes?

When we look like we’re in slumber?

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Now published in My Reason For Being by AnchorBooks.

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Charlotte Pattison's picture

By the way i have got one of my poems in a book, it's american though. i came second in an internet competition on poetry.com. it wasn't even near one of my best though. my dad's a poet too and he has his own book called "Dawn To Dusk" it's really good. he asked me to publish a book with him if he gets his ass moving and starts writing again he says he's too busy painting at the moment though. the funny thing about him though is all his artistic talent and he's a builder? where do you get your poetry gift from?

Charlotte Pattison's picture

a great poem it's so good that it's published. i love poems with questions it really makes me think. great flow aswell.

Karyn Indursky's picture

I can certainly see why this was published. It's a fantastic write and shows how talented you truly are. God bless you and take care.