What If and I Wish



There once was a little boy named What If
With each day he asked …
What if a bird landed on my head?
What if elephants slept in my bed?
What if I could eat with my ear?
What if a martian were to land right here?
What If had a brother named I Wish
With each day he always said …
I wish I could fly to the moon.
I wish my birthday would come soon.
I wish I lived at the park
I wished that it never got dark.
What If and I Wish had a mom and a dad
Who tried to keep the boys from being sad.
They gave to them what they wished.



And explained the answers to their questions
But What If and I Wish never stopped asking and wishing
What if grass grew on trees?
I wish I didn’t have to eat peas.
I wish everyday was Saturday.
What if my hair grew from here …. to there?
What if my teacher had three eyes?
I wish I could have three blueberry pies.
I wish I could play games all night.
What if I could fly like a kite?
The wishes and questions went on and on
Some days all the way until dawn. The mom and dad began wishing to find a way
For all these wishes and questions to fade away.
Then one night, while mom read a story to I Wish,
He said to her, “I wish I could live with you forever,” and gave her a kiss.
And, that very same night, while dad read to What If,
What If said “What if we stay just like this.”
From that day forward, the mom and the dad
Never thought the wishes and questions were so bad.
Hey Mom! What if this hamburger was made from cow poop?
Hey Dad! I wish we could eat turtle toenail soup!