If I Were in Charge of the World

If I Were in Charge of the World...

If I were in charge of the world
I'd cancel Monday mornings,
Sunday afternoon blues,
long essay assignments, and also
decaf coffee.

If I were in charge of the world
there'd be longer summers,
shorter winters, and
more college football Saturdays.

If I were in charge of the world
you wouldn't have stressful days.
You wouldn't have credit card limits.
You wouldn't have bad attitudes.
Or "Make sure you eat your vegetables."
You wouldn't even have vegetables.

If I were in charge of the world
a chocolate chip cookie cake
loaded with thick icing would be a vegetable.
All alarms and deadlines would be silenced
and a person who sometimes forgot special occasions
and sometimes forgot to say "I'm sorry"
would
still be allowed to be
in charge of the world.