Why
Why do we have to do all this?
More people will die that we're going to miss
Why do we have to start a war?
Why don't we talk instead of closing the door?
Why does everyone have to blow up places?
It only means more kids with lonely faces
We all don't have to act this way
Because you don't agree with what they say
Ask men why they did these crimes
They’ll probably say because of the times
Now I don't know if it's true
And I couldn't tell you why or who
At this point there is no turning back
Our country is ready and willing to attack
Building are falling here and there
People are killing themselves without a care
Why they do it I do not know
But let me remind you this is no TV show
This is very real and very bad
And more than anything terrible sad
The steaks in this world are way to high
I just hope that bombs don't fill the sky
I wish all this would go away
At least we all would live another day
Again I ask the question "why"
All these people have to die
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on April 11, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 945 |
Words | 200 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 26 |
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