if i were president
i would make homelessness a lifestyle
choice, not
an inevitability
if i were president
i would reuse and recycle like it was
my favorite song, you know how
that stuff stays on perpetual replay
i would motivate with music
i would encourage us to build
a visual safe space
a place for us to express ourselves
with art and creativity
if i were president
i would
paint over the billboards
i would delete commercials
your sense of self cannot be bought, stolen or sold
if i were president
i would inspire my children to learn at their own pace
i would know that no test
score can show me how brilliant they are
i would let
teachers simply teach
if i were president
i would do away with systems that support destructive
behavior, we must
take responsibility for ourselves
and if i were president
i would begin each day by asking, what can i do to help
how can i change the world around me
i would start with the small
and never be through.
~
RNH
