reasons

there are reasons fireflies sleep
in the morning
while butterflies sleep
at night.
and there are reasons
lovers love best 
in fire light
and fighters fight best
in the light.

there are reasons i keep quiet
when with you
while i talk best 
when alone.
and there are reasons
i never sing in darkness
and reasons my soul's construct
is stone.

there are reasons i leave
no footprints 
yet shout down canyons
so wild.
and there are reasons
i strive for achievement
and reasons i grow gentle
my child.

there are reasons i do not gaze
into campfires
but open my eyes
to the stars.
and there are reasons
i study
the cosmos
but shudder at venus and mars. 

there are reasons i fascinate
over road maps
yet trust no
tale of amazing daring-do.
and there's one reason
i forsake every lover
but return in the moon glow
to you.