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, annoying brothers, and also veggies.

 

If I were in charge of the world, 

There would be more chips and junk food,

More mac ‘n cheese and money,

And lots of ice cream, candy, and arcades.

 

If I were in charge of the world,

You wouldn’t have baths,

You wouldn’t have annoying brothers,

And you wouldn’t have Donald Trump.

 

If I were in charge of the world,

A big Mac and large fry with a McFlurry would be a balanced meal,

All people would be rich,

And a person who sometimes was lazy,

Sometimes was messy,

And sometimes would keep falling in a volcano in Minecraft

Would still be allowed to be

In charge of the world.