Why?

Life is one long question!

Why?

 

Come to daddy                              Why?

Eat your tea Sam                           Why?

Be a good boy for mummy           Why?

Why do you keep saying why?     Why?

Time to get up Sam                       Why?

Time for bed                                 Why?

 

Why is your hair going grey daddy?

Why does that dog have a big tummy?

Why are you drinking beer grandad?

Why does that spider have seven legs?

Why can’t daddies have babies mummy?

 

Why do I have to be home by ten mum?

Why can’t I buy these trainers dad?

Why do I have to come on holiday with you?

Why can’t I leave my homework till tomorrow?

Why must I tidy up my room?

Why are you such a pain dad?

 

Why do we need to ask boring Boris to the wedding?

Why do we need a house with three bedrooms?

Why did we buy a house with only three bedrooms?

Why on earth did we decide to have children Sam?

Why are teenagers so awkward?

Why have they turned out so well balanced?

 

Why didn’t I stop working years ago?

Why can’t I stop worrying about the kids?

Why do I feel so tired in the mornings darling?

Why am I passing blood doctor?

Why can’t I get more chemo’?

Why me?

Reviews

[barleygirl]

Your words are well-crafted, but what speaks louder is the progression of your message. You’ve done a brilliant job of taking us on a purposeful journey thru some typical lives, but you do it in an original way! The ending is powerful & adds even more meaning to many of the preceding questions. You remind me how I’ve never had kids, so I never got all those endless “why” questions (except from plentiful nieces & nephews, whom I could ignore! *wink! wink!*) Fondly, Margie

[alanwgraham]

Thanks Margie. I know that there's no poetic merit in this offering but I had the idea and I think it does convey some truth. Our grandson is nearing his first 'why' and I'm getting ready. I see you've been doing some time travel -great picture.
Alan

[barleygirl]

Thank you . . . it gets tiring, seeing this wrinkled old mug every morning over my cup of coffee!

[LazerRays]

It's nice how the why's start from a young age to elderly age. This is cute then slowly gets sadder. I like that. Nice job

[alanwgraham]

Thanks Sarah. It was thinking about our new grandson that gave me the idea for this.
All the best,
Alan

[J. F. Charleston]

Dear Alan,
Reading this, I am reminded of all the "Why" questions we ask every day. It puts it into perspective. We ask these questions, then we later find out why these questions were better off not said. That's what I caught in the beginning. Then it changed into more deep questions that had regret behind them then a sense of loss. Makes you think. I appreciate reads like this.

J.F.

[alanwgraham]

Great and thanks JF. My wife says I ask too many questions. She might be right.
Regards, Alan

[Kathleen A McCusker]

The never ending story of the why’s.....Ok, here is MY WHY LiSt:
-why, since I’m so inquisitive, was I born to two uneducated people who didn’t like questions.
- why did my father seem to despise me my whole life and now we are estranged?
- why did my mother always say I won’t amount to anything?
- why was it was my parents able to love my sister the youngest of five and not me the oldest of five?
- why was I able to survive such abuse and still be a productive human?
- why do so many kids give up these days and kill them selves when 50 years ago we never thought about that we just thought about surviving a bad situation?

I really like your poem Alan and I think you probably do this for a living because you’re pretty good at it !

[alanwgraham]

Thanks for reading this Kathleen. We have a first grandson now and I was just thinking about the questions coming and then thought they led to a lifetime of questions. I can
See that you've had questions to ask that no-one should. Life isn't fair is it. I hope that sharing them helps and you will look forward to better times.
All the best.
Alan

[Gaurav]

Yes. Whys are the first symptoms of ever curious humans. I really like asking why too because it is a learning for both the parties. Awesome read :)

[alanwgraham]

Thanks Gaurav. Asking questions is what makes us human! (and writers)
Regards.
Alanread moreThanks Gaurav. Asking questions is what makes us human! (and writers)
Regards.
Alan

[Lorry]

The never ending whys. A handy tip is to plead the fifth, as there will only be more answers to follow. But you already knew that, didn't you? :)
Life can seem to revolve around unanswerable questions. You seemed to have covered them all here Alan, except the most important of all....What made you think to write a poem of whys? :)
Superbly done.

[alanwgraham]

Great question Lorry. I think it may have something to do with being bipolar. It seems to have loosened some connections in my brain and I tend to make connections between things and use the word like a lot.
I think it is

[alanwgraham]

Part of being creative. I do tend to use the why question a lot. Part of the human mystery is that we don't really know how each other think.
That was a brew question!
Cheers.
Alan

[Lorry]

I think we all have a surplus of whys that niggle away at us. Perhaps we should all write out or whys and see if some of them get answered :)

[J-Suk's Hyeongni]

Very nice! I liked how it started our humorouslly. I enjoyed it! Although if I had asked why to my mom she would have slapped me lol

[alanwgraham]

Thanks for your kind review. I can understand the cultural difference although being able to ask the right kind of question is important.
REGARDS.
alan

[phill..m]

I enjoy poems based on observation and this one ticked
all the box's, Richard Feynman once said, he would
rather have questions that can't be answered, than
answers that can't be questioned.Rigards, Phill.

[alanwgraham]

Thanks Phill for your review. Feynman was a very clever guy and that is a brilliant observation!read moreThanks Phill for your review. Feynman was a very clever guy and that is a brilliant observation!
Cheers
Alan

[KCthelastboyscout]

WHY is short for "This doesn't make sense" I think it works for both adults and kids

[alanwgraham]

Thanks KC. Exactly - living is all about asking questions.
Regards,
Alan

[wredit.jordan]

A unique way to show time flying and life moving on. We all have questions and can relate to this.

[alanwgraham]

Apologies for not thanking you earlier. Somehow I missed your review!
Regards, Alan