i wanna see a concert
at Red Rocks Amphitheater.
I wanna buy a colorful ladies bike
and ride through the neighborhood
undaunted
with no pain
in these arthritic knees.
I wanna wave at parades,
eat ice cream
and popcorn
and laugh.
I wanna hear cool music
in the sun.
I wanna ‘beam’ over to Nairobi
without the plane ride.
i wanna smile uninhibited
for no reason.
I want the wind
in my hair
at San Francisco Bay—
the salty smell
of ocean,
the sense of freedom
the sound
of possibility—
I wanna
live!
Linda Tauhid
©️6/15/21