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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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n3xtusplaya DIAMOND said...
on Jan. 14 2012 at 8:11 pm
n3xtusplaya DIAMOND, Honolulu, Hawaii
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I so agree!!
She-who-loves-love SILVER said...
on Jan. 14 2012 at 2:58 pm
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This is beautifully written. I wish you were in charge of the world, so that all these things would happen. Good luck with domination :)
awensman95 SILVER said...
on Dec. 23 2011 at 10:42 pm
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I wish I was in charge of the world!
arcanine24 PLATINUM said...
on Dec. 23 2011 at 7:27 pm
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this is really really good. I liked it!
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on Dec. 23 2011 at 12:53 pm
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That's cool! I like it!
Fia-fia BRONZE said...
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"ManekiNeko," because i cannot see how i was at all rude in my comment, i will assume you are talking about the poem, which disappoints me. Writing is a medium of self-expression, and this person obviously put a lot of work into this poem. It is well written and if you plan on commenting like this on any piece of writing that is not the most positive thing in the world, then i think you will find yourself disliking every other piece of writing you read. Thank, but as you previously said, if you do not have something constructive or nice to say, please do not say anything. Thank you.
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This is really really good. Nice job, I'm impressed. Would you mind checking out my stuff? Thanks!
niner PLATINUM said...
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this poem is amazing! "riley j," have any of yours got submited? if so, good for you, but if not, no need to bring down someone else's because obviously alot more people like this one more than yours.
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I agree with her! This poem was amazing it defantly got me to thinking how i would want the workd to be like! I love your work and hope to me and hope that people learn to help and not try and to bring you down.

 

ManekiNeko SILVER said...
on Dec. 1 2011 at 12:34 pm
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You are rude and unconstructive. And rude. Did I mention rude? If you have nothing constructive or nice to say then there is obviously something wrong with your current situation.
Fia-fia BRONZE said...
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AMAZING! You are very good, this is a great piece of work! Thank you!

:)

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This is amazing.  I loved reading it!
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You are so talented! This is beautifull poem...It would be awsome if someone like you, with your ideas, will be in the charge of the worl
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I love this! I really like the way you paint a great picture with simple words...especially about a topic that can very easily cross-over into cliche!
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BEAUTIFUL!! it was captivating from beginning to end
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I love how simple and yet beautiful this piece is. with such bare lines can come such vivid images yes?
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Enjoyed the poem plates look at mine and comment
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i really like this...please check out some of my work?
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great poem

 

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great poem!!! love it keep up the good work, maybe you could check out some of mine? :)