The Difference between Reason and Cause

by Christopher Sickinger

Have you ever wondered why leaves are green?
It’s strange because we say that people are green with envy,
But leaves can’t be envious.

You might say that leaves are green because of chlorophyll,
But why does chlorophyll fill leaves with green?
It begs the question.

People fill money with green, but leaves don’t buy things.
People say “Everything’s green” to mean “Everything’s good”
Or “Everything functions.”

Leaves don’t “function” in that way. The only way
That leaves are green is that they’re natural.
But that’s not why.

Leaves are green because they reflect green light
And absorb blue and red.