[Writingworkshop] Why

[Neale Morison]

Why

Why do you cry, father, why do you cry?
I cry for the grit that is in my eye,
I cry for the chance that has passed me by,
I cry for the knowledge we all will die,
I cry for the need to cry.

Why do you weep, father, why do you weep?
I weep for frustration and lack of sleep,
I weep for the promise I failed to keep,
I weep for the waters so deep, so deep,
I weep for the need to weep.

Why are there tears, father, why are there tears?
The tears are for all of my vanished years,
The tears are for washing away my fears,
The tears are for you, my darlings, my dears,
The tears are for goodbye.

-- 
Neale Morison
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