If I Ruled The World

They asked me what I would do if I ruled the world,and the answer was neither powerful nor impressive. They asked me what I would do if I ruled the world, and all I know is I would find you. I would make a declaration that they would put in the news, I would scour the edges and make everything a mess until I found you. Because it cannot be possible that one night in December decided everything for us. I would make it impossible for people to change their numbers or all their addresses. I would stop the busses from leaving and the planes from taking off.  We wouldn’t have argued if I ruled the world, we wouldn’t have been getting evicted. We would have been warm in a king size bed by the beach somewhere if I ruled the world. And if I ever did I’d find you, and even though I don’t I’ll keep trying. So when they ask what I would do if I ruled the world I don’t answer, and instead take out that photo we took on the mountain top, and that seems to be enough.

If I Ruled the World

31 Comments

  1. Nishi
    Nishi on December 12, 2015 at 3:14 am

    Passion and romance becomes this piece…thank you for dropping by. So glad to have found you!

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    • Miri Elm
      Miri Elm on December 12, 2015 at 3:20 am

      Thanks so much for reading 🙂

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  2. Alixa
    Alixa on December 12, 2015 at 3:40 am

    Sometimes, all we need is that one person 🙂 beautiful story!

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    • Miri Elm
      Miri Elm on December 12, 2015 at 3:43 am

      thanks so much for reading!

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    • Miri Elm
      Miri Elm on December 12, 2015 at 5:12 am

      Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

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    • Miri Elm
      Miri Elm on December 12, 2015 at 3:36 pm

      Thanks so much for reading 🙂

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  5. Prosper B. Wealth
    Prosper B. Wealth on December 12, 2015 at 5:46 am

    Beautifully woven words. I could feel the emotions this post conveyed. Also, life situations does have its way of teaching us how to remain hopeful after our past experiences. Just don’t give up!

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    • Miri Elm
      Miri Elm on December 12, 2015 at 3:37 pm

      So happy it resonated with you, thanks for reading!

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  6. gunroswell
    gunroswell on December 14, 2015 at 10:49 am

    A picture paints a thousand words, then again, your words do paint a picture too! Great story!

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  7. rogershipp
    rogershipp on December 14, 2015 at 9:46 pm

    “You” … I hope that you find that they were worth it/

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  8. mescalime
    mescalime on December 15, 2015 at 4:18 am

    Very profound! Love it!

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    • Miri Elm
      Miri Elm on December 15, 2015 at 8:34 am

      Thank you 🙂

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      • mescalime
        mescalime on December 15, 2015 at 8:34 am

        You’re welcome 😉

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  9. Moi
    Moi on December 15, 2015 at 6:41 am

    I like this style of writing, the constant going back to the line if I ruled the world and the words after. It creates a romantic video in my head, despite the eviction.

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  10. JunkChuck
    JunkChuck on December 15, 2015 at 1:06 pm

    Very nice. And here I was just thinking “Tacos for breakfast–every day!” You’re clearly more suited to running the world than I ever will be.

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    • Miri Elm
      Miri Elm on December 15, 2015 at 1:16 pm

      tacos for breakfast everyday sounds pretty great too 😉

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  11. musings and reveries
    musings and reveries on December 16, 2015 at 7:24 pm

    Thank you for sharing. If I ruled the world there would be no heartache.

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    • Miri Elm
      Miri Elm on December 16, 2015 at 7:26 pm

      Thanks for reading:) but I think heartache is good sometimes don’t you?

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      • musings and reveries
        musings and reveries on December 16, 2015 at 7:51 pm

        I guess one can learn from it. It is the pain, the void and the what once was that is hard to stomach at times.

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  12. The Accidental Poet
    The Accidental Poet on December 16, 2015 at 9:09 pm

    Very nice indeed. I must say your style is fresh. I love the way you put sentences together. Everything flows. You have a wonderful “voice.” More, more, more. I want to read more.

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  14. Sonya
    Sonya on December 22, 2015 at 9:47 am

    So much love and loss in this. Great piece 🙂

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    • Miri Elm
      Miri Elm on December 22, 2015 at 9:52 am

      thank you! I quite enjoyed you work as well

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      • Sonya
        Sonya on December 22, 2015 at 10:01 am

        thanks 🙂

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  15. writeintent1
    writeintent1 on March 23, 2016 at 4:16 pm

    Intense and very well worded 🙂

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