If I Were in Charge of the World



If I Were in Charge of the World
By Kristoffer McDonough

If I were in charge of the world
I’d make food free
And have a never-ending supply
And it would not spoil

If I were in charge of the world
There’d be no taxes
And I’d print money
And the value of the dollar would not go down

If I were in charge of the world
You wouldn’t have trash in the ocean
You wouldn’t have bullies at school
You wouldn’t even have dishonesty in the government

If I were in charge of the world
People would be nicer
And share
And no one would be left out

If I were in charge of the world
There would be more food
And more money
And much less poverty

If I were in charge of the world
All war would end
And prejudice would end
And selfishness would end
The world would be peaceful
If I were in charge of the world

About this poem

Used a 7th grade poetry frame based on Judy Viorst's work.

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Submitted on June 15, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme Ax Abxx Axbx Axxx Axxx Axbb AcccxA
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 781
Words 162
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 6

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