Zera's Room: Notebook: Poetry

Why Did Andy Warhol Die?

Why did Andy Warhol die?
What made Mother Theresa cry?
Where did Betty Crocker go?
Why didn't humanity steal the show?

A question arises in a conversation
plucked out of the stale air.
Who was there
Who would care?

Why did VanGogh loose his ear?
What do babies have to fear?
Where went the sunny sky?
Why is fear afraid to cry?

A thought glimmers through
the fog in my head.
Did I listen
Was I dead?

Why was Picasso always sad?
What made all our hearts go bad?
Where are the brothers of the cloth?
Why does flame flutter like a moth?

A dream penetrates
fortress walls --
did you hear the
hopeless calls?

Why did Andy Warhol die?
What made Mother Theresa cry?

Copyright 1997, P. F. Anderson & Zera Anderson.
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