Need to Know

What is the difference between a dog and a tree?

And do rocks and the ocean have similarities?

Is there a link between sadness and joy?

Can you separate the girls from the boys?

Questions, so many questions run through a

child’s mind. How and at what age will they ever

learn to assimilate and differentiate?

Is the color blue always blue?

Why when yellow is added does blue turn to green?

Who is in charge of rating movies, G, PG, PG13, M,

R and X?

Does an old man in a Speedo offend the law of common

decency?

Why does the rain in Spain fall mainly on the plains?

Who is it makes stuff up?

There is so much to learn. What’s more, so much which

goes unanswered.

And then, what about the subtleties?

Explain please, what’s the difference between Murder II

and Murder III? Who’s to say? Does one need a

law degree?

What is the difference between a dung heap and a

compost pile?

Shit, how is anyone suppose to know?

How did society come up with the answers before Google?

What is a figment of your imagination? Please explain.

How does one determine the fake from reality?

I suppose children of the world will need to know.

Hell at times, I myself am wondering.

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Chris Hanch 6-15-2020