Last night, while I lay thinking here, <br />some Whatifs crawled inside my ear <br />and pranced and partied all night long <br />and sang their same old Whatif song: <br />Whatif I'm dumb in school? <br />Whatif they've closed the swimming pool? <br />Whatif I get beat up? <br />Whatif there's poison in my cup? <br />Whatif I start to cry? <br />Whatif I get sick and die? <br />Whatif I flunk that test? <br />Whatif green hair grows on my chest? <br />Whatif nobody likes me? <br />Whatif a bolt of lightning strikes me? <br />Whatif I don't grow talle? <br />Whatif my head starts getting smaller? <br />Whatif the fish won't bite? <br />Whatif the wind tears up my kite? <br />Whatif they start a war? <br />Whatif my parents get divorced? <br />Whatif the bus is late? <br />Whatif my teeth don't grow in straight? <br />Whatif I tear my pants? <br />Whatif I never learn to dance? <br />Everything seems well, and then <br />the nighttime Whatifs strike again!<br /><br />Sheldon Allan Silverstein<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/whatif/
