PAD CHALLENGE APRIL 2014 #14 IF I WERE…

 

“If I were king of the forest…
not queen, not duke, not prince” -

                       Cowardly Lion in
                       "The Wizard of Oz"

IF I WERE
 

If I were a different girl

if I weren’t me

and if I were rich

beautiful -

a fashion model even -

a 10…not a 9 or an 8 or a 4

instead of

the girl with “a lotta personality”

a wacky sense of humor

that witty way with words and puns

in an accent that stands out

like a gas explosion in the Midwest

and

if I were powerful

instead of

that invisible, middle-aged housewife

who speaks her mind in no uncertain terms

ignoring political correctness sometimes

and charging in because she cares -

cares so deeply that

passion sometimes overcomes sense!

Well, then things might be different -

 

But, even if I were a genie to myself

and could grant the wish to change

who I am and where I’ve been

I wouldn’t!