Reason

I am 16
Confronting
My father who
Has just accused
Me of always having
An excuse which I tell
Him is called a reason
And yes I do always have
A reason or why do a thing.
It is an old ball we bat back
And forth daily for decades
Both adamant as we face
Off yet it gives me some
Practice for adult life
And when the best
Answer is always
No excuse sir or
It’s consensus
Building time
Ma’am.
In truth I do
Always have some
Reason though I observe
Others who just did it because
They felt like it and I am jealous.
The only thing I have done
Without a reason is to
Fall in love which is
Not a voluntary
Action but my
Contraction
Of self
When my
Heart gasps
An intake of emotion
I express as you give me
Reason to live which
The few times in
My life I have
Felt it has
Always
Been
True.
She gives
Me reason to live.