5/09/2024 Poetry Prompt: If The World Were at My Fingertips

If the world were at my fingertips 

I wouldn't be a slave to my illness

I wouldn't be banished to my home

Or shackled to my bed

I wouldn't have to bow down to

Fatigue or pain

I would fully live.

I would travel everywhere 

No single place to call home

I would explore 

The Buddhist temples in Thailand,

Drive from San Diego to Vancouver,

Ride the mountain coasters in Switzerland,

Visit the sloth sanctuary in Costa Rica 

See where my ancestors lived in Ireland 

Spend time with penguins on the beach in South Africa 

And jump on a safari 

Wander through the rainforest in South America 

Float over New Mexico in a hot air balloon

Rescue koalas in Australia 

Watch the northern lights from a hot spring in Iceland 

Swim with Bangaii Cardinal fish in Indonesia 

I would expand my education 

Dr Alycia 

Make a difference for others

Inspire researchers to find a cure

Speak up against injustice 

Animals and children would live without trauma 

My friends wouldnt be far away 

I'd hug them every day 

We would laugh and reminisce 

And I'd never need to cancel plans again.