If I Could, I Would

If I could, I would

Stop all the wars

And heal all the sores

And give the less more

And free the bored

And individualize the hoard

If I could

If I could, I would

Have all women revered

And all children loved

And the old honored

And the sick well

And the disabled cheered

And the foreigner welcomed

If I could

If I could, I would

Enact gay rights around the world

And celebrate them as whole

And give them freedom

To be who they are

And embrace them into

The family of you and me

If I could

If I could, I would

Empty Congress of its politicians

And fill it with teachers

And Poets

And writers;

With artists

And sculptors;

With farmers

And ranchers;

With animal lovers

And stargazers;

With gardeners

And fishermen

If I could

If I could, I would

Remove all bigotry

And prejudice of every kind

And put the redneck

and the whitey

and the Confederate flagger

and the bully cop

and the crooked judge

and the compromised preacher

And baptize them in the holiness

Of tolerance and give them

The spirit of love for all

If I could

If I could, I would

Stretch my soul to

Enlarge my small self

And grow my heart

Beyond its boundaries

Of fear and pride

Of hostility and shame

And be a man of grace

And generosity,

A man so human

My love would seem divine

If I could

© 2017 Timothy Moody