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Why?

Larry Lowry 1959 (Pryor)

Why? When a child asks hes not being disrespectful he just dosent know. Why is the sky blue why is the ocean the same. A empry mind wanting to be filled. The innocence is not a act but a honest question. No bias just a empty mind that dosent know. Why are you so old?

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Submitted by Lowlarr on July 08, 2021

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  • S.Zaynab.Kamoonpury
    S.Zaynab.Kamoonpury
    Yeah people esp old timer parents got irked by too many childish questions. Nowadays many parents are patient but teenagers are impatient and don't like to answer questions. Kudos for a great kind poem.

    Plz do read and comment my first poem , im a newbie here but I've been writing for ages elsewhere.     
    LikeReply2 years ago

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