“I Want to Give You the World”

I want to give you the world

with its promise

with its pleasure

with its plenitude

I want to give you the world

without the doubts

without the debt

without the desperation

I want to give you the world

with its splendor

with its sunrises

with its surprises

I want to give you the world

without the worry

without the weaknesses

without the wantonness

I want to give you the world

with its hope

with its humor

with its happiness

Copyright 2011 Elizabeth Abrams Chapman