sometimes i feel like my life is a big teacup ride; endlessly spinning around and around and around.

i want a time machine.

i want a stop watch for the beautiful moments.

an eraser for all my mistakes.

a big picture frame for the vacations i miss.

an umbrella the size of rhode island to block out the rain.

i want a big ship like in the movies so i can get away from it all and pretend i'm a sailor at sea.

and a pause button to engrave certain faces into my mind.

i want a genie in a bottle to even out the world a little bit.

the goddess of karma to even out my world a little bit.

to be lighter than air to i could finally be with the most beautiful thing i see every day.

a magic stomach that doesn't believe in calories.

and a paintbrush like no other to paint smiles on every person i see.

i want slides instead of stairs.

for my life to be in technicolor.

to have one day, just one day, where i'm not the slightest bit in love.

i want to stay with you forever because you're the only person who can read my mind.

the most generous mailman in the world so he will pay all my bills.

balloons on my wrists so they'll keep me afloat.

i want people to stop telling me to grow up,

and i want them to understand that i never will.

Reviews

[ice]

I like a good "rant" poem sometimes, especially from a young poet...
Good job, aphrodite.

"i want people to stop telling me to grow up,
and i want them to understand that i never will."

The people that have completly grown up will never understand this.
It is ok to grow up externaly, but inwardly, no...I believe it leads to a loss of the sense of wonder.

I enjoyed this poem
Namaste
ice