why
(february 2015)

well my father was a painter

he served in the war

now he doesn't paint

doesn't march anymore (phil ochs reference)

and i always want to ask him why

i never do

my mother was a poet

in the 1980s

but she hasn't written anything since '93

and i always want to ask her why

i never do

my brother was a writer

he sat at his desk

now he doesn't write because

his heart's a mess

and i always want to ask him why

i never do

i never do