Youth Salute

Father has listened far too long to this war.
I have not questioned the way he feels about the fall.
He said, «Son, she’ll pick herself back up again?
She’ll make life her friend?»
He said, «No.»
«Now son, there’s a lot for you to learn.
The choices that you’ve made
Are not for this world.»
I took the game plan to the other side.
They have a better way into where it starts.
They said, «Boy, what is it you want from us?
This isn’t based on trust.
Hang your head.
Son, there’s a lot for you to learn.
The choices that you’ve made
Are not for this world.»
(Outro)
«Death is there… You know? The world, the Earth. It’s going to be over.
You see, I can explain sex in a minute, but death — I can’t explain.
«- Anne Sexton