Put Me in Charge

Story ID:	3896
Written by:	Virginia Allain (bio, link, contact, other stories)
Organization:	none
Story type:	Poem
Location:	Poinciana FL USA
Year:	2007
Person:	Virginia Allain

If I were in charge of the world
I'd make calories work in reverse
Make time stretch when I'm having fun
Make time contract when I'm bored

If I were in charge of the world
There'd be homemade bread for every meal
My husband would stop at yard sales
And I'd never say anything silly

If I were in charge of the world
You wouldn't have brothers in nursing homes
You wouldn't have sisters who suddenly die
Or unfairly lose a job or get breast cancer
And none of us would grow old
If I were in charge of the world.

When do I get to be in charge of the world?