Asked
I asked him why.
'Why what?'
was his reply
Why do you smoke your life away?
'It's fun to do
It passes the day'
Why choke down pill after pill?
'because I can
Because I will'
Why are you destroying everything?
'When should I stop?
'When everything means nothing'
I asked him when
'Five more minutes
But then you must leave at ten'.
When will you stop and look?
'There's nothing to see
Everything was already took'
When will you look at me for who I am?
'Never.
because I really don't give a damn'.
When will you open your eyes?
'Why should I?
There's nothing but lies'
Once again I asked him why?
All he did was sit there
So, he had to comply
Why give up your family, your friends?
'I don't know, time will heal
all wounds mend'
Why don't you take a look around?
'At what?
There's only the dirty ground'
Why do you never care?
'Because nothing matters
Nothing is fair'.
He just stared at me
'Now little girl, go with your friends
Go run and play'
I stood there, looking at his face
'What is with you?
Get out! Get out of this place'
Why, if you really don't care,
Take pride in sitting in your chair
Watching the others around you
mope and pout and turn blue?
They cry themselves to sleep at night
Because of your awful sight.
So, WHY if you don't care
WHY just sit there?
Shouldn't you have left a long time ago?
'There are things you just don't know'
When will you leave?
Why don't you just let us be?
Copyright © Hell Kat | Year Posted 2006
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