Whatif (The PhD Student Version)
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 fail at school?
Whatif I don't know what to do?
Whatif I forget what to say?
Whatif I lose the courage to stay?
Whatif my homework is late?
Whatif "doctor" isn't my fate?
Whatif my research flops?
Whatif my GPA drops?
Whatif I can't register for a course?
Whatif I quote an unreliable source?
Whatif I forget to cite?
Whatif I don't get it right?
Whatif I don't finish in time?
Whatif I'm past my prime?
Whatif my hard drive fails?
Whatif someone hacks my email?
Whatif I don't find a job?
Whatif I always have to hob-knob?
Whatif I can't pay my loans?
Whatif I can't keep up with the Jones'?
Everything seems well, and then
the nighttime Whatifs strike again!
