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What If

What If Nothing

By Patrick M. OhanaPublished 2 years ago 1 min read
What If
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What if

What a silly beginning

What if nothing

But there’s always something

under the words

below the skin

where I still feel you

growing

to oblivion

What if

Come on

What if nothing

There’s only now

and pieces of the past

and thoughts about the future

Tomorrow is as far as I go

and I’m exaggerating

as every unit of time

advances towards infinity

even before tomorrow

What if nothing

Indeed

Free

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What If - A Haiku Plus (6-6-6)

We live in the what if

and or the what was while

our life needs the what is

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About the Creator

Patrick M. Ohana

A medical writer who reads and writes fiction and some nonfiction, although the latter may appear at times like the former. Most of my pieces (over 2,200) are or will be available on Shakespeare's Shoes.

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