buckpassing

[last baby-related post I promise...I wrote this for my other 2 kids so I guess I want to make sure it applies to Junior as well!!!]As sure as darkness can be full of many dangersAs sure as little children shouldn’t talk to strangersAs sure as night follows day you’ll ask me the questionAs sure as Mother Nature cannot be predictedAs sure as one to nicotine can be addictedI’m sure I can safely say you’ll ask me the question“Daddy, what’s really going on?”Well, I could give you a bible and tell you to readI could give you commandments and tell you to heedBut could I honestly say they’d answer your question?Ask me how,I’ll show you ways in which you can proceedAsk me whereI’ll show you places you will not believeAsk me any of the above and I’ll gladly replyThere’s just one thing thoughDon’t ask me whyNow if you wonder why I question my abilityMy train of thought it’s greatly lacking in mobilityIn fact, when it comes to this, it’s stuck at the stationI asked the conductor what on earth the whole delay was forHe just laughed and said “Stop using stupid metaphors!You can dodge all you like but they’ll still ask the question!”“Daddy, what’s really going on?”Ask me how, ask me where,Ask me which,I’ll help you choose the one that serves you wellAsk me what,I’ll give you things to use for show-and-tellBut with one small request I cannot complyYou get the pictureDon’t ask me whySee in my soul, there’s a voidThat I can’t avoid any longerWhenever I try another year goes byAnd the feelings can’t get any strongerSo when you ask me why I’ll sing this lullabyIn the hope that one day you’ll seeI’ll always learn more from youThan you could ever learn from meAsk me how, ask me where, ask me which, ask me what,Ask me when,I’ll take you all the way through historyAsk me whodunit,And I’ll help you solve the mysteryBut if it’s reasons you seek then don’t even tryI sure can’t help youDon’t ask me why© JL Pagano 1994click here for a full index of my poetry and song lyrics