Wednesday, October 29, 2014

What if I Didn't Worry? by Sue Perlgut


What if I didn't worry?
Would I still be Jewish?
Would the frown lines on my forehead disappear?

Would the sun always be out?
Would I stop growing older, no longer concerned with
brittle bones
loss of mobility
fading sight
hearing loss
the next Apple operating system?

What if I didn't worry?
Would I have less 
sleepless nights, 
grinding teeth, 
tense shoulders, 
clenching stomach?

Would I travel more?
Go to the wedding in Chicago in December?
Have a respite from the winter, in warmer climes?

Get on that plane?

Smile  —
Laugh —
Dance
Sing —