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Put Me in Charge

Story ID:3896
Written by:Virginia Allain
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?
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