hypotheses

the great scientific mysteries
of eighth grade lab science
were hypothesized in
if, than
statements:

if
oil and water are mixed
then
they will separate according to density

if
a plant is grown in artificial light
then
it will not thrive as it would in the sun

if
you step off the seesaw
then
i go crashing back to earth

if
a tree falls in the forest but you aren't there to hear it
then
i listen to the boughs snap by myself

if
then
then
now
see
saw

take me back to middle school
when long distance meant your friend
was in a different homeroom