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 school, homework, and also wet pants.

If I were in charge of the world,

There would be more candy, more messy rooms, and lots of dirty clothes.

If I were in charge of the world,

You wouldn’t have clean tubs,

You wouldn’t have a clean room,

And you wouldn’t have any homework.

If I were in charge of the world,

A one-hundred-foot-long cookie would be a balanced meal.

All people would feel happy.

And a person who sometimes doesn’t wash or floss

Would still be allowed to be

In charge of the world.