If/Then

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I wonder out of how many "if"s, it does.
How many plan A's did not fall flat to plan
B,C,D,E,F
If.
If you decide there is room in your heart for me
then what?
Seventh grade science class showed me
Hypothesis start with an if,
followed by a then
If you decide to love me, then what?
If you commit to caring about me, then can I make it worth your while?
In all honesty, "if" is looking so slim to slight
That I am not planning on a "then"
call me a bad seventh grade science student
but men have battered my "ifs" so many times that "then" has become my plan
B,C,D,E,F
If.
If you decide that I am worth it, then can I prove you right?
If my "if" succeeds, then will my "then" be enough?

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