What If

'What If'

I'm afraid whether to insert myself

Into the timeline of eventuality

I'm afraid I'll never be able to, 

Take choices of what ifs and maybe

Life strikes us with decisions

Leaving us without the benefit of a doubt

Neither letting us know the outcomes

But reveling in the what ifs

"Keep trying", they say

Good will come your way

But who knows when?

What if it never comes?

What if the lights aren't green?

What if the sun doesn't come?

What if I can't walk that path?

What if I'm just living in my own dreams

This suppositional question,

We will see again and again

But one thing remains

Hope always keeps us at bay