I was told today
that none of this was real,
that it was all a sacred set-up,
a game to make us think.

It was a homeless guy
who told me this.
He was kissing a pigeon
as he sifted through the bin,
picking up nickels
& empty cheese wrappers.

And I thought,
what if he was right,
what if we weren't here,
what if this piece
was not really being written,
what if,
what if?