Just Because

We all want to believe there’s more to this

   Than just the floating here and fleeting now.

We want a vow each time we feel Life’s kiss.

   We want Why and Because to balance How.

We want there to be something so much more

   Than the mundane, that tells us firmly, “Yes,

You are eternal, and this life’s a poor

   Excuse for a more permanent address.”

But Here’s the only place I get to live

   And Now’s the only time I get to try

To love and feel and laugh and ache and give

   And make my life an answer to Life’s Why

      That will be wise enough to give Death pause,

      And answer all whys with my life’s Because.

Copyright 2012 Matthew J Wells