What If — A Zen Proposition

What If — A Zen Proposition

What if I never bought another book in my life
What if I was married and happy
What if my wife died while I was married and happy
What if I read all the books that I bought
What if I was married and happy
What if I died while I was married and happy
What if I jumped into a car and drove around the world
What if the car ran out of gas
What if all the things I feared came true
What if all the things I liked came true
What if my poetry was loved by all
What if no one would buy my poetry even though they said they loved it
What if all the comics in my attic burned in a big fire
What if all the superheroes in the comics jumped out to put out the fire
What if my office wasn’t cluttered with things I don’t know
What if the fire spread to my office
What would I know if I forgot everything
What would I know if I remembered something
What if everything I remembered made me sad
What if I meditated on my sorrow
What if my sorrow meditated on me
What if my wife saw me in sorrow
What if my wife asked me to meditate on our lives
What if my wife ran away with her thoughts
What if our house had glass for walls
What if our house had people living inside
What if everyone in the house ran away
What if everyone in the house came back to get me
What if I ran away from everyone who loved me
What if I ran away from everyone who hated me
What if I took myself too seriously
What if I just sat down to meditate
What if I fell asleep while I meditate mindfully
Would that mean I had lost my mind?
What if losing my mind was a good thing
What if gaining myself was not
I could go on and on with this
What if I stopped right here?