Whatif by Shel Silverstein

Last night,
while I lay thinking here,
some Whatifs crawled
inside my ear
and pranced and partied
all night long
and sang their same
old Whatif song:

Whatif I'm dumb in school?
Whatif they've closed
the swimming pool?
Whatif I get
beat up?
Whatif there's poison
in my cup?
Whatif I start
to cry?
Whatif I get sick
and die?
Whatif I flunk
that test?
Whatif green hair grows
on my chest?
Whatif nobody likes
me?
Whatif a bolt of lightning
strikes me?
Whatif I don't grow
taller?
Whatif my head starts
getting smaller?
Whatif the fish won't
bite?
Whatif the wind tears
up my kite?
Whatif they start
a war?
Whatif my parents
get divorced?
Whatif the bus
is late?
Whatif my teeth don't
grow in straight?
Whatif I tear
my pants?
Whatif I never learn
to dance?

Everything seems well,
and then
the nighttime Whatifs
strike again!