Wants Poem by Syl Espina

I want to write.
I want to write from the heart;
Write about love and life;
Write about right and rights.

I want to read.
I want to read books of love and life;
Read about humanity and spirituality;
Read minds of people big and small.

I want to count.
I want to count one to ten;
Count all my blessings now and then;
Count, count on God most specially.

I want to speak.
I want to speak of dreams and realms;
Speak about courage and perseverance;
Speak, speak of Good News to one and all.

I want to listen.
I want to listen with understanding;
Listen about stories real and true;
Listen, listen to the voice within me.

I want to love.
I want to love with a pure heart;
Love even in the midst of pain and suffering;
Love, love like God.

I want to live.
I want to live happily;
Live in peace and harmony;
Live, live as God planned it to be.