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If I Were in Charge of the World

If I Were in Charge of the World

(a form change poem with thanks to Judith Viorst)

 

If I were in charge of the world,

I’d cancel homework, banana peels, and also cleanest of the clean rooms.

If I were in charge of the world,

There would be more big gallons of chocolate milk,

More ice cream sundaes with cherries,

And lots of dogs who drive motorcycles.

If I were in charge of the world,

You wouldn’t have beetles,

You wouldn’t have cockroaches,

And you wouldn’t have snakes.

If I were in charge of the world,

a big gigantic cake with cherries, sprinkles on top, and cookies

Would be a balanced meal.

All people would be a peecachoo.

And a person who sometimes can’t spell the longest word in the world

And doesn’t like spinach

Would still be allowed to be

In charge of the world.