IF I COULD CHANGE ONE THING

IF I COULD CHANGE ONE THING If I could change just one thing, I wouldn’t aim too high. I doubt if I could save the world, However hard I try. I wouldn’t tackle climate change That’s warming up the sea. I’d do something really selfish That benefits just me. The doctors say what’s good for me Is vegetables and fruit. And things I like have fallen Into disrepute. So I’d approach the matter With simple pragmatism. I’d use my power to alter My own metabolism. So then I could eat chocolate And cream cakes by the score. I wouldn’t need to study E-numbers any more. I’d have six spoons of sugar In every cup of tea And shovel it on cereal Without it hurting me. And best of all dear reader; Forgive me if I shout. I’d never eat another piece Of broccoli or sprout.