This semester, especially recently, I’ve been playing a fun game of What if?
What if I worked at a coffee shop?
What if I learned to fly?
Or weld.
What if I made another issue of The Journal...and got paid for it!
What if I took up cycling!
What if I got a grant to make art in Antarctica?
What if I became a big time editor.
What if I threw a party and let the people draw on the walls,
and pretended I was a performer under spotlight…
What if we played Frank Sinatra
and someone showed up to fry dumplings.
What if we were all in space and I had lost myself...
What if we all clasped hands in a circle and screamed!
What if I slept til noon.
What if I acted as if I were travelling?
What if I wailed in wonder every week?
What if I sought to see human excellence in everyone?
What if I learned to play the piano?
What if I got into data science?
What if I got a French tutor?
What if I went to the museum every month,
what if I witnessed art everyday?
If I felt moved everyday, where would it take me?
What if I danced!
What if my crows feet walked me to class?
What if I win?
What if I’ve already won?
What if I realize I’m alone
with no one to think of me...
What if I realize I’m wrong.
What if I become afraid?
What if I lose my zest for life?
What if I forfeit certainty?
What if I waltzed into worlds that aren’t “mine”?
We are all very curious creatures. We all want to know what would happen if…but what would happen if you went to take a look see.