I Do Not Know

I do not know why as time goes by… the older that I grow I keep adding more and more to the list of things I do not know. I do not know why the weakest of us are not cared for by the strong I do not know if we are all one…why we all can't get along I do not know why there are wars…why there is poverty famine and strife I do not know why one person would ever take another person's life. I do not know why there is hate and bigotry…why some people cheat and lie I do not know why little children and babies have to die. But the list of what I do not know is not limited to the wicked, the sad and vile I do not know why a baby's laughter always makes me smile. I do not know why in the evening the sun will set and in the morning it will rise I do not know why tears of joy and sorrow flow from the same spot in our eyes I do not know why there is so much beauty in the sky, the sea…the land I do not know why it feels so good to hold another person's hand. I do not know how to explain love…what causes the heart to free it I do not know where it comes from…but I know it when I see it. I do not know why we make wishes on the moon or upon a falling star… I do not know what makes you beautiful…I only know you are. Hopefully one day I'll understand before my time is through… why a life that's filled with so much joy…has it's share of sadness too In the meantime I will search for the joy as I adventure to…and fro… in the unexplained In the undiscovered in all the things I do not know.