I Wanna

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