Things Hard To Understand Poem by Richard Randolph

A love letter no one reads,
a strange man no one needs,
a seed dropped upon the sand,
a starving child in a barren land--

Why a man when he's lost his way,
blindly stumbles on anyway,
or a boxer too bruised to see,
still flails his arms desperately--.

Why falling stars light up the sky,
though no one sees them before they die,
or a wild animal trapped within a cage
learns to love its captors, forget its rage--

Why trees reach toward the sky,
and brave men are afraid to cry.
Why a bird sings to its mate,
though she's gone and it's too late--

Why one cruel word can cause a heart to burst,
and strong drink can never quench one's thirst.
Why mountain streams blindly seek the sea,
and silence can whisper a name endlessly--

These are things hard to understand.