Let’s Pretend

Let’s pretend

That the world is new

And all decisions to make

Are up to you.

You can make your world

How you want it to be.

Where will you begin?

I can’t wait to see.

The world is yours. What will you do?

Let’s pretend

That math is zoo.

And monkey = 1

And tiger = 2.

Giraffe = 3

And llama = 4.

Subtract lion from bear

And you’ll get zebras galore.

What’s your answer for leopard + π

Let’s pretend

That ground is sky,

And we no longer walk–

All we do is fly.

Better keep your head down–

Looking up might hurt.

Cuz when it rains

It’s raining dirt.

If ground is sky, then what is Neptune?

Let’s pretend

That the man on the moon,

Was not a guy named Neil

But a gal named Soon.

She went to the moon

To prove her brothers wrong:

They said the moon is just for men

And that women don’t belong!

If you were Soon, would you make a stand?

Let’s pretend for real

That peace is at hand,

And that the Golden Rule

Is the rule throughout the land.

If we all pretend

Then the angels might sing.

If the whole world pretends

Is it still pretending?

 

From Poem Man

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