Why?

Jascha adney 1978 (Los Angeles)



Why?can you be a person of faith.
Why?can you be used as bait?
Why?Do we elect evil?
Why?Dont we infect inspection ?
Why?Do we act like someone else?
Why?Dont we love ourselves?
Why?Do we destroy ourselves?
Why?Do people want what they can’t have?
Why?Can I be gay but not a fag?
Why?Does this world say we’re wrong?
Why?Cant they be left when they know we’re right?
Why?Am I worth more dead than alive?
Why?Am I sure we won’t survive?
Why?Am I sure it will be live?
Why? The cameras everywhere make me want to hide?
Why?lie and say I’m fine standing on a corner with a why lie I need a beer sign?
Why?

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Written on January 20, 2024

Submitted by Mrandmrsadney on January 20, 2024

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Scheme ABCDEFFGHIJKKKLMN
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 612
Words 144
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 17

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