Villanelle: Ask Not Why, How, Where Nor What We'Ve Become

Villanelle: Ask not why, how, where nor what we’ve become Ask not why, how, where nor what we’ve become Same fate’s meant for all in this thrice-nailed world Everybody’s mistakes around they’ll come No use crying over some lost kingdom Unless it’s to prevent mistakes of old Ask not why, how, where nor what we’ve become If no one e’er made mistakes at random Everybody will be mean, proud and bold Everybody’s mistakes around they’ll come Only life on earth will be boring some Most will wonder where to live life like old Ask not why, how, where nor what we’ve become No life’s straight nor easily overcome None can claim the right mistake be re-told Everybody’s mistakes around they’ll come Right or wrong the challenge is to become That person who knows how to learn from old Ask not why, how, where nor what we’ve become Everybody’s mistakes around they’ll come © T. Wignesan – Paris, 2013