If I Was God For A Day Poem by Jim Yerman

Sometimes when the world saddens me
at night when I fold my hands to pray
I like to think how things would be quite different
If I was God…for a day.

The first thing I'd do is eliminate hate
I'd throw everyone's hate away
I'd replace all their hate with love
If I was God…for a day.

With love in our hearts we'd accept everyone
we meet along the way
no matter how different they seem to us…
If I was God…for a day.

If I was God…for a day.
Everyone would grow up healthy, safe, secure and well fed
We'd all live long and happy lives
and die peacefully in our beds.

I'm sure there'd be more to do
more problems to face along the way
but this seems like a great place to start
If I was God…for a day.

Of course this will most likely never happen
I may never get to be God for a day
but at least it gives me something to hope for
at night…when I fold my hands to pray.