How Come You Don’t Know How Come? Poem by Dave Tanguay

I remember a few years ago I was sitting in my kitchen getting ready for work. My nephew who was only five years old at the time was talking to my sister in-law. She answered a question from him and then he replied with a question “how come? ” she said, “I don’t know how come” then he said, “how come you don’t know how come? ” I laughed but I thought about his reply “how come you don’t know how come” (“why don’t you know why”?)

A little poem I put together

All through our lives, we are always asking the question why
From the moment, we begin to speak our parents we leave
Tongue-tied

Everything is new to us - our curiosity seeks an explanation
To all the wonders in the world, - all part of God’s creation

The answers we receive only lead to more questions asked
For we truly put our parents through a difficult task

Why daddy is there war, where people must die?
This question has no answers - that simply imply

As we grow older, we stop asking so many questions
Unanswered questions we replace with suggestions

Human behavior has often been explained with psychology
Although psychiatrist leave out a great deal of theology

We’ve all heard the expression “God works in mysterious ways”
As we go through this life - to him, we must give praise

For God is the answer to all whom seek peace of mind
Peace and love when conquered is the goal of all of mankind

7/23/08