Shel Silverstein's Most Weird and Wonderful Poems

[Geoff-Allen]

Hope you're all well.

Whatif

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 talle?
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!

Here's a few more poems from Shel Silverstein -

#TBT: Happy Birthday, Shel Silverstein!

 

[Stanyon]

GG Allin, the true king of rock & roll and self proclaimed messiah died today 26 years ago.

 

[pearl]

Shel Silverstein

I've read two of them with my children, Falling Up and The Giving Tree, the latter a perfect example of sacrifice and unconditional love.