God says to me with a kind of smile, Hey how would you like to be God …

Shel Silverstein
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God says to me with a kind of smile, Hey how would you like to be God awhile And steer the world? . . . . How much do I get? What time is lunch? . . . . Gimme back that wheel, says God. I don't think you're quite ready yet. ✨ Shel Silverstein, God's Wheel
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God says to me with a kind of smile, Hey how would you like to be God awhile And steer the world? . . . . How much do I get? What time is lunch? . . . . Gimme back that wheel, says God. I don't think you're quite ready yet. ✨ Shel Silverstein, God's Wheel

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