When I Grow Up
12th December 2022

When I grow up,
I want to immerse myself in fairy tales,
eat cheese from the moon, dream wild dreams,
dance, with the dish and the spoon,
I want to learn magic from the elves living at the bottom of my garden,
burping extra-long burps, without saying pardon,
I want to ride my bike into space, proclaim myself king of the world,
grow long moustaches, that I can curl, and twirl.
I want to serve tea to royalty, on a fancy rug in my room,
chase the gold at the end of rainbows,
…and pretend the world,
…is not full of doom.

When I grow up,
I want to play in the sun,
I want to love you…
and love life,
live it to the full,

…until we are done.

Prompt: When I grow up.

Rail Carriages (and Locals),
India.