Love Poem: Answers With Questions
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Written by: Gerald Dillenbeck

Answers With Questions

"There ain't no answer. There ain't going to be any answer. There never has been an answer. That's the answer."        Gertrude Stein

Because there ain't no question.
There ain't going to be any question.
There never has been a question.
That's the question, why?

Because there ain't no answer. 
There ain't gonna be no answer.
Never was an answer.
That's my answer.
Because.

Empathy grows body chemistry for asking Why.
Trust responds with mind's body therapy
Because.

Antipathy grows WhyNot questions.
Deeply learned distrust responds with pathology,
Because not for me,
of me,
by me,
with me,
like me,
in me,
near me--
nearly universal assumption strings of mutual hate immunity.

CoEmpathic love evolves chemistry for inviting Why and WhyNot.
Political trust emerges therapeutic resonant resolutions
mutual reiterations
Become our cause.