Freeverse 295

4/8/20

why?
why indeed!
the question that burns you wet
or is it a letter in the alphabet
or a picture of how Frost's roads connect?
why, I think it is a nettle seed
that grows and then scratches you
like a car door that's been keyed
removing your layers of armor
your mettle bare for all to see

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