Why everything starts with because

Because it’s like a lemon lollipop at the back of your mouth,
Sweet and tart and bound to give you a tongue rash
Because words have replaced sleep and
it’s the only place that pain and solace intertwine.
Because there’s not enough hurt to go around so we share it
and we steal it and we covet it in the night.
Why because? Because it forever needs justifying and it’s not enough to simply
lay down the words with no explanation.
Because we’re sick of words with no explanation
So simply because.