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, squash, and also sin.
If I were in charge of the world,
there would be more ice cream, more free remote-controlled cars, and more free B.B. guns.
If I were in charge of the world,
You wouldn’t have school,
You wouldn’t have to clean your room,
And you wouldn’t have people bossing you around.
If I were in charge of the world, ice cream would be a balanced meal.