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.