Which Ifs

What if 
I took on
my own desires
instead of
other desires?

What if I 
found my 
self in the
mirror instead
of looking for other
wise in the tele
scope?

What if 
what if 
changed seasons
straight past I will
to the time of I
am?

What if now
is a metaphor
for similar smiles
and uncertain 
frowns?

What if resonance
were a matter of 
limitation 
rather than
effervescence? 

What if my skeptical
mind selected
and rejected
option
after
option
after
option
after
option?

What if what
and why
and where
and how
and when
and every question
were a trap
designed by 
the certain
to develop
a certain defense
against the assertion
of individuation,
socialization,
creation.