IF I were fire, I'd burn the world away; If I were wind, I'd turn my storms thereon; If I were water, I'd soon let it drown; If I were God, I'd sink it from the day; If I were Pope, I'd never feel quite gay Until there was no peace beneath the sun; If I were Emperor, what would I have done? I'd lop men's heads all around in my own way. If I were Death, I'd look my father up; If I were life, I'd run away from him; And treat my mother to like calls and runs. If I were Cecco (and that's all my hope), I'd pick the nicest girls to suit my whim, And other folk should get the ugly ones. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: COLUMBUS CHENEY by EDGAR LEE MASTERS AUTUMN DIALOGUE by LOUIS UNTERMEYER DURING WIND AND RAIN by THOMAS HARDY THE BIRTHDAY CROWN by WILLIAM ALEXANDER (1824-1911) FIRST LOVE by JOHANNA AMBROSIUS PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 80, 81. GHAFOOR, MUNTAKIM by EDWIN ARNOLD |