If I Were in Charge of the World
(Form change poem with thanks to Judith Viorst)
If I were in charge of the world,
I’d cancel school, vegetables, and also annoying people.
If I were in charge of the world,
There would be more candy, more video games, and lots of money.
If I were in charge of the world,
You wouldn’t have spiders,
You wouldn’t have veggies,
And you wouldn’t have annoying people.
If I were in charge of the world,
Good food last and worse food first would be the rule,
All people would be always rich,
And a person who sometimes was nice and sometimes was messy
Would still be allowed to be
In charge of the world.