Why do some have to come
into this life disabled
when others come into it
with perfect health?
Why are some fated from birth
to suffer a mental health crisis
later in their lives, say in their
early twenties,
at a time just when their lives
are really just beginning?
Why are some innocent babies
born with cancer
when other babies are
born with perfect health?
I cannot fathom the whys
of these terrible misfortunes.
I only know my heart aches
at the mere thought of them.
Bob Boyd