Things I Want [revised] Poem by Margaret Alice Second

The first thing’s a lovely
children’s book, I’ll reread
‘Johnny and the Dead’ please,
the second’s a cheap old-
fashioned bicycle, third
the ability to infuse magic
into an ordinary, hot and stifling
world - and I want ice-cold snow

The next is a flowing poem for
inspiration to wake my mind
from hibernation, I want to
create just one dream - anything -
rejuvenate my self-esteem
get me afloat awhile high
above reality in order to

Find fresh new perspectives,
rosy glasses to put a sweet
shine on a stifling world


[17 January 2014]