If Only... Poem by Emu Getachew

If only, I could sing, I would have sung for peace.
If only, I could dance, I would have danced for harmony.
If only, I could write, I would have wrote the word sympathy hundred trillion times.
If only, I could sew, I would have sewed a flag of oneness.
If only, I could cook, I would have cooked to eradicate hunger.
If only, I could teach, I would have stamped out illiteracy.
If only, I could draw, I would have removed borders from the world map.
If only, I could sculpt, I would have sculpted away diseases.
If only, I could weld, I would have repaired all the broken relationships.
If only, I could paint, I would have painted million miles with kindness
If only, I could till, I would have planted forgiveness and watched it grow.
If only, I could do all these…


©2009 Emu Getachew