I Do Not Comprehend Why

I don’t comprehend why Human beings cannot get along Why can’t they play and sing the same song Of Peace and Love together? Why, Why? Why human beings are killing each other In the streets, the straits, the strips and on the river Of life? Our stay on Earth is so short, too short Why is somebody bombing the sea and the main port Which leads to the avenue of reconciliation and peace Why can’t each of us be happy with a piece Of the pie? Why are we killing each other Over nonsense and things that we didn’t bring over Over here and over there? I tried, tried to comprehend but I can no longer bear This and that, these and those. I cannot understand why Why some groups want the whole pie? Copyright © November 2023, Hébert Logerie, all rights reserved. Hébert Logerie is the author of several collections of poems.