Standards

And what if I weren't born, said the son.

If you weren't born, said the father.

Yes, if I weren't born, if that was not the night,

said the son.

If that was not the night, said the father.

If she happened to be someone else, Imean. If

it was in another city, another country, said the son.

If it was in another country, said the father.

Of even if you were someone else, and she was the same,

said the son,

If she were the same, said the father.

And the time was spring, and not winter, or the Month August,

not December, said the son.

Not December, said the father.

If all these, said the son.

If all these, said the father.

Yes, if all these, would you be a happy man today,

said the son.

I am happy, said the father.

Saul Gottlieb.