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by Vanessa Gerhardt
Grade 4
VILSECK ES

Category:  Poetry

If I Were in Charge of the World

If I were in charge of the world
I’d cancel 12:00 to 8:00 am,
Early school,
High cholesterol and also bugs that don’t help.    

If I were in charge of the world
There’d be brighter night lights,
Healthier pets,
Soccer goals would be a lot bigger,
And all the people would not have taxes. 

If I were in charge of the world
You wouldn’t have bedtimes,
You wouldn’t have a time to wake up,
You wouldn’t have mistakes,
Or “Don’t waste your onions”, 
You wouldn’t even have onions.

If I were in charge of the world
A toffee would be a fruit,
All movies that my mom and dad watch would be shorter,
And a person who sometimes forgot to give the dog water,
And sometimes forgot to do homework,
Would still be allowed to be
In charge of the world.