Helen's Corner - Book I

If I Were God

If I were God, I would not stay away from earth,<BR>
But come down here where all is dirt,<BR>
Where rich and poor are not the same<BR>
Where money gathers all the fame.<BR>
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I'd visit the fair and then the slums,<BR>
And then to the park and watch the bums,<BR>
I'd see the children pale and wan,<BR>
From lack of fresh air and the sun.<BR>
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And then I'd visit Park Avenue,<BR>
And find that there are beggars few,<BR>
But look at jewels and ermine fine<BR>
Where all the people have no time.<BR>
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They rush to subways, trains and cars,<BR>
Don't know there's a moon or even stars,<BR>
Onc more I will tell you its the same,<BR>
That money gathers all the fame.<BR>
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If I were God and saw these things<BR>
That poverty and money brings<BR>
I'd bow my head into my hands,<BR>
And sorrowfully admit I made this land.<BR>
Then change it all, with a Master's Hand.


Circa 1941-1942