If I Were God
By Jim Willis
If I were God I would renegotiate my name and likeness
And copyright my malevolence.
If I were God I would be King for a Day
And outlaw slaughterhouses.
I would bring down fire and ashes and gray rain
On bullies that yell at children and alcoholics.
If I were God I would save dogs from getting hit by cars.
I would hang Saints in windows,
And I would bend moon rays into melded beams of rainbows.
If I were God I would not do anything in My name.
I would not create a human mind that could concoct a nuclear bomb,
And I would pith the brain of engineers who invent marvels of pain and torture.
If I were God I would be a Schizophrenic and not a carved image.
I would not be jealous of the iniquity of the founding fathers.
If I were God I would not be in vain.
If I were God every day would be the Sabbath.
No other days would be carved out for labor, toil, and troth.
If I were God, I would wear My heart on my sleeve,
But if I were God I don’t think I would likely believe...
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And copyright my malevolence.
If I were God I would be King for a Day
And outlaw slaughterhouses.
I would bring down fire and ashes and gray rain
On bullies that yell at children and alcoholics.
If I were God I would save dogs from getting hit by cars.
I would hang Saints in windows,
And I would bend moon rays into melded beams of rainbows.
If I were God I would not do anything in My name.
I would not create a human mind that could concoct a nuclear bomb,
And I would pith the brain of engineers who invent marvels of pain and torture.
If I were God I would be a Schizophrenic and not a carved image.
I would not be jealous of the iniquity of the founding fathers.
If I were God I would not be in vain.
If I were God every day would be the Sabbath.
No other days would be carved out for labor, toil, and troth.
If I were God, I would wear My heart on my sleeve,
But if I were God I don’t think I would likely believe...
Subscribe to the New PRS Journal to read on...
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