#What Would You Change
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If I could change
only one thing in this world
right now,
I would change the way I write.
I would change the way
I express myself
for the better.
Each letter of every word I say
would be perfectly in place,
Not an idea fractured,
not a sentence wasted.
Each thought tasted
for at least a lifetime
before black ink drips
from my tongue onto paper.
I would transform myself
into a Word Wizard,
a genius composer of prose.
Everyone who knows me
would come to me
to write their biographies,
history books,
and the new Bible.
Just my signature
would be the #1 Bestseller.
Instead of a thesaurus,
everyone would just call me up
for the perfect word.
Everything I write
would be glorious
and powerful
and revolutionary
and I could make you feel
whatever I wanted.
With a pencil and 20 seconds,
I could make a hardened soul cry,
a wounded soul heal,
and an empty soul whole.
My novels
deeper and darker
than the oceans of the earth
My poetry
far more graceful and balanced
than the finest ballerina,
and every piece of looseleaf I touch
instantly becomes golden parchment.
I would change my writing
until everyone in the world was reading.
And then I would write
just one last word
so perfectly
that all finally understood:
"Peace".