Why?

• Kylie Emerson, Grade 10, Macintyre High School
• Poetry
• 2000

3rd in the 'Watch Out! 2000' competition

If we are all here to live our lives,
Why were there the invention of guns and knives?

If we are all here to love and not hate,
Why do we destroy and not create?

If we are all here to be happy and free,
Why is there sadness instead of glee?

If we are all here to care in sickness or health,
Why are there things as poverty and wealth?

If we are all here we need to stop our pollution,
Why aren’t we responsible and where’s our solution?

If we are all here to protect and care,
Why are we selfish and unwilling to share?

If we are all here we need to nurture our precious creatures,
Why do we ruin Earth’s beautiful features?

If we are all here to do what is right,
Why does the world continue to fight??