Poem #2,850 | He Was Not Told Why

So I shall die not knowing that
difference between a swallow
& a swift –
my list of undone is
mine
[in this time to add more
is mine –
too] –
I will settle into
a canny long-ish ignorance –
I
have it etched
[well enough to
wear over centuries] on stone
in advance –
He Was Not Told
Why –
& other deeply scored words