What If?

                             What If?

What if…
         I do business here;
         take an unfamiliar road;
         spend time with this one or another;
         or travel a thousand miles and put down roots?

Life is comprised of What Ifs,
         It is uncertain formed from tenuous choices,
                   that hang by a thread;
                   they are born out of ignorance,
                   and validated in the fire of experience,
         but always subject to questions of appropriateness

What If is the substance of excitement,
         for they create possibilities in an otherwise dull life,
                   leading one to new experiences,
                             new joys,
                             and yes, sometimes heartbreak,
         but they remain the one thing that makes life glorious.
For they are the grand engine of new relationships.