The Answer Causes Confusion
I thought I would put my mind to the test.
I would get to the bottom of this mess.
Who thought hula hoops would be fun?
Who dreamed up bubble gum?
What color is indigo blue?
Does Braille on drive thru’s make sense to you?
Why does ice expand when you freeze it?
Why isn’t there more padding in a baseball mitt?
If your cold and you’re feet turn blue,
who cares what color is your tennis shoe?
If movie goers require tickets,
and cricket is played with wickets.
Why do stamp collectors like to lick it?
Talking bears and singing frogs
make about as much sense as a driving hog.
What does all this add up to?
Maybe it means I love you.
I have been unable to think straight
since the day I realized my fate.
It is all still a mystery to me.
How in the world could this happen to be?
You are beautiful beyond belief.
Spending time with you is a real treat.
You are the sweetest thing I know.
You are always the best of show.
Maybe it’s the fact that you love me?
The reason why, I cannot see.
I’ll have to just accept it without doubt.
There is no way to figure it out.
—————————————R. W. Johnson—–(2015)