Sometimes Why

As a child I howl I howl

I don’t know the words I need

The sounds come out like a train from a tunnel

aeiou and sometimes y

As a child I write and write

I don’t have the words I need

The letters fall like leaves from my pen

aeiou and sometimes y

It isn't easy to dispel

Our terrifying little hell

Can't hear your voice.  Maybe just as well.

As a man I cry and cry

I don’t know how to say goodbye

Your letter falls like a leaf from my hand

I think about who

I think about what

I think about where

I think about when

I think about how

And sometimes,

       sometimes why.