i wish i could inhale this place
breathe the texture of it
taste the walls and floors
i'd like to kiss the sunrise
feast on songbirds and stars

if i was BIG enough
i could hug everything!
if i was small enough
i could dance with the atoms!

i wish i could reach into the sky
and play with the clouds
molding them into fluffy shapes
i wish i could wear the night like a cloak
ride the day like a horse
like the wind, like a song

if i could listen close enough
could i hear the rocks speak?
if i could shout loud enough
would i wake from this sleep?

life as i wish it could be:
a waking dream
uninhibited, unlimited
totally, completely FREE TO BE
everything!

Liesl 1993