When I Grow Up
When I grow up I want to:
Empty a whole bag of marshmallows onto my breakfast cereal each day
Travel to Patagonia* by submarine (*that's in Argentina, South America)
Spell 'Caribbean' and ‘necessary’ correctly without having to use a spellchecker or a dictionary
Change my middle name to 'Superpoet'
Go to bed whenever I like
Get out of bed whenever I like
Be much taller (though my Nan always says, “The best things come in small packages.”)
Dye my hair with shocking pink and electric blue stripes
NEVER marry Gemma in Class 5 (although she keeps asking me to marry her)
Keep a pet anaconda called 'Ralf'
Have this poem published in a book
Become a millionaire so I can donate all my money to the world's poorest people
Become Prime Minister so I can pass a law making every other millionaire do the same
Be able to update this list at any time in the future
Now, what about YOU?