The poem expresses a desire to change the world by painting it with different colors on a palette. Sadness would be painted yellow to make smiles sprout. Hunger would be painted green to make healthy fruits grow. Polluted rivers would be painted blue so that fish can swim freely. Arrogance, prejudice, greed and envy would be painted black and turned to asphalt so they don't spread. The author is tired of wars, inequality and lack of hope, but finds it comforting to fantasize about recreating a better world through colors.

1. IF I COULD CHANGE
THE WORLD...

2. I will put the world on a
color palette
SADNESS, I WILL COLOR YELLOW AND
SMILES WILL SPROUT
WILL SPROUT AS THE CRYSTALLINE WATERS
THAT GUSH IN ABUNDANCE
TRANSFORMING ALLEYS AND RUINS INTO A
BEAUTIFUL WATERCOLOR
BRINGING LIFE WHERE BEFORE IT WAS ALL
DARK AND COLD

4. I will put the world on a
color palette
HUNGER, I’LL MAKE BRUSHSTROKES OF
GREEN, AND HEALTHY FRUITS WILL
GERMINATE
IN BEAUTIFUL AND EXTENSIVE FIELDS THE
SCENT WILL BE MIXED WITH COLORS
THE SCENERY WILL ACQUIRE THE MUSIC OF
BIRDS AND CICADAS
THE ARID EARTH, I WILL PAINT RED; RED
SOIL GOOD FOR PLANTING.

6. I will put the world on a
color palette
ON THE WORLD'S PAIN I WILL PAINT A GIANT
RAINBOW
THE ENERGY OF THEIR COLORS WILL CURE
ALL ILLS AND AFFLICTIONS
MULTICOLORED BUTTERFLIES WILL PLACE
THEIR BEAUTY INTO THE BITTERNESS OF LIFE
TRANSFORMING GRIEF INTO PLEASURABLE
MULTISENSORY SENSATIONS

8. I will put the world on a
color palette
I’LL PAINT BLUE THE POLLUTED STREAMS
AND RIVERS, AND FISHES WILL SWIM FREELY
IN UNPOLLUTED WATERS, WILL BATHE
HAPPY MEN AND WOMEN
THE GARBAGE DEPOSITED AT THE BOTTOM
OF THE OCEANS I WILL PAINT WHITE
AND THE STORY WILL BE REMADE, AND
EDUCATED MEN NEVER WILL POLLUTE

10. I will put the world on a
color palette
IN THE RUSH, THAT AFFLICTS LIFE, I WILL
PAINT AN INVERTED CLOCK
TIME, TOTALLY CRAZY, WILL BE LOST AND AT
THE MERCY OF EACH ONE
EACH ONE WILL USE THE TIME TO THEIR
PLEASURE, IT WILL BE A TIME WITHOUT TIME
ON ARROGANCE, PREJUDICE, GREED AND
ENVY I WILL POUR THE BLACK COLOR
I WILL TURN THEM INTO ASPHALT, AND THEY
NEVER WILL GERMINATE IN THE WORLD

12. I will put the world on a
color palette
I'M TIRED OF OUR HISTORY, THOSE
DISHONEST BATTLES
I'M TIRED OF THE INEQUALITY, THE WARS
WITHOUT REASON, AND THE LACK OF HOPE
IT IS REALLY GOOD TO BE ABLE TO
FANTASIZE THAT I CAN RECREATE, THROUGH
THE COLORS, A BETTER WORLD!

14. AUTHOR
MARCELA RE RIBEIRO
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