Speakers’ Space • September 1, 2o22
Community Poem ~from the prompt
If I were in charge I would...
If I were in charge everyone would
spend more time with Sam, every lap
would have a cat, and we’d all live like
no one is watching. If I were in charge
I would give myself a candied ham.
I would fill the trees outside with peach-
faced love birds, (a pair in every branch)
and I’d sit in the shade
under the trees and eat a hard-salami
sandwich with honey mustard and a whole bunch
of lettuce. I would listen carefully
to what the birds are saying.
Life is too short to look back!
Live for today, think only about tomorrow.
Give a favor a day to others.
If I were in charge I would live like a
rockstar, I would make high school dances
more fun, and let middle schoolers have
more freedom. I would add more music places,
and bars for nightlife, make it more
lively at night. I would make everyone
less worried about their troubles.
If I were in charge I would
fix everything. I would make dogs live forever
and make every pillow cold when you sleep.
I would make college affordable, and make
healthcare affordable, and make housing
affordable. I would have billions, cuz’ yes,
oh, yes, I would save all the mini pigs.
If I were in charge I would
straighten everything out so you could always
go straight and never need to turn but still
see everything there is to see.
If I were in charge I would
turn everything over to the dogs.