What If Poem by Merle Steinmann

What If


What if there were no television?
Would we still have Days in Our Lives?
Would we still be in Jeopardy?
Would news still Break?

Would Lawrence Welk be ageless and
still wearing lime green polyester suits?
Could anything ever be Wunnerful again?

How could we know about the weather?
Where is the Hippy Dippy Weather Man?
Is he checking the heat?

Who would dance with the stars?
Who would Want to be a Millionaire?
Could we ride in a Cash Cab?

How would Jimmy Swaggert ask for cash
and forgiveness all in the same breath?
How could Dr. Phil straighten out the ding bats?
Would anyone know about Oprah giving her money away?

How would we know about Rahm and Barry
saving the world?
Could there be any Reality?
Could LeBron have taken 'The Heat? '
What would Glenn Beck do with his chalkboard?

The list goes on.
The possibilities are endless.
I think I'll see what's on t.v.