What If?
Louise Kirkpatrick

"What If?"
It starts small
Unnoticed at the back of the mind

"What If?"
It slowly grows
Grows unignorable

"What If?"
It fills the mind
Pain, doubt, uncertainty

"What If?"
It consumes the mind with worries
Worries that cannot be forced away

"What If?"
It is a poison
Poisoning all that is certain
All that is good

"What If?"

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