God's Wheel

God says to me with a kind of smile,
"Hey how would you like to be God awhile
And steer the world?""Okay," says I, "I'll give it a try.
Where do I set?
How much do I get?
What time is lunch?
When can I quit?"
"Gimme back that wheel," says God.
"I don't think you're quite ready yet."

Shel Silverstein