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?