why must you;

WHY should YOU; DUST


why must you; dust

hug poem

not flowers

whatever of flowers

though Cambodia


then a word is locked

WHY should YOU; WIND


why must you; wind

slapping pace

not a smile

origin of the smile

though wryly


and enactment of shuffling


WHY should YOU; MOON


why must you; moon

enveloped my hope

not fog

from the fog

even dewy


and brittle bone chilling


WHY should YOU: THE SUN


why must you; sun

grilling dream

instead of coal

from coal

even fiery


then soundly gilt turn to dust


WHY should YOU; BLOOD


why must you; blood

fibers coursed through my body

instead of mud

from mud

though closely


and sports sprawl


WHY should YOU;


why must you; soul

why must you; heart

why must you; conscience

why must you; soul

why must you; inner

why must you;

why should

why


then stopped and the dead