WHY

Joey Fernando

fall free into the world
where no one will hold you down
space where nothing is
only yellow trees grow
row by row
watch the world rotate
spin round and round
slowly coming to a halt
where nothing ends
waves come crashing
on to the shore
killing the people I adore
see an end
the world explode
science makes us wise
history teaches of the past
math calculates what we do
english writes this kind of stuff
in the cool night
the young wind howls
blowing cool breath into
the life of those nocturnal
bring blood into the world
dying the people around
crowded bridges show no sign
of intellectual resistance
my love I've lost upon
the sky
I break down and cry
and all I ask is why oh why?