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If I Were in Charge of the World MAG

By Anonymous

(Apologies to Judith Viorst)
If I were in charge of the world
My favorite flip-flops would never wear out.
There would be no books of poems with the
last page missing,
No hairy spiders to hide in the corners.
If I were in charge of the world
I would have a never-ending string of puddles
to jump in,
And mothers would never scold their children
for tracking mud halfway down the hall.
If I were in charge of the world
There would never be hungry but always satisfied,
Except in the classroom, where
There would be endless shelves of books to feed
voracious minds.
I would find a way to make it easier
For everyone to understand that sometimes the same
stars can make
multiple constellations,
And that Archimedes was right:
You can move the world if only you have a lever and
a place to stand.

© Anonymous

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on Jul. 13 2010 at 7:04 pm
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i love this. nice work:)
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who's Judith Viorst?
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This piece is so beautiful and inspiring. A truly wonderful job! 
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good job, it's really a beautiful peice, i love it. Keep writing your inspirational work. :)
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"I would find a way to make it easier
For everyone to understand that sometimes the same 
stars can make
multiple constellations"

oh my god. that line got me

amazing. i love it! :D

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Agreed.
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I love it this poem is one of the best that ive ever read!!!Keep on going!!!
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Wow great poem :)

Congratulations :))

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that was BRILLIANT! I love your work!! and I don't say that often. I love how it's kind of through the eyes of a child who just wants to learn and have fun. and I loved the archimedes reference to moving the world. I would like to hear more :)
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Wow. This is a really great piece! You should be proud of yourself. :P
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this is INCREDIBLE.

i'd like to live in that world.

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this is REALLY good. the last 2 lines are really encouraging. thank you and good work :)

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LOVE IT!! i love how it has an underlying sense of whimsy. very clever and moving as well