Counterfactuals And Alternate Universes Poem by Francie Lynch

If Sallinger hadn't written Catcher in the Rye,
Or Lennon hadn't sung, Helter Skelter;
If I hadn't met you in August,
Would I be writing this?
These counter productive
Counterfactuals.
What universe would unfold
If you hadn't needed a light,
I decided to stay home;
She decided the same.
History is a roll of dice.
Is this a good day to ask the question?
I'll not wear a watch today...
And you,
Had you gone to the bathroom
Before driving off,
Would you have returned?
If I didn't need to say sorry so much,
I wouldn't need to say it at all.