You Can Have What You Like Poem by Ruta Mohapatra

Like to have
A pickled life
A little sweet, a little salty
A little sour, a little oily

Like to have
Soft toys around
Teddy bears, soft bunnies
Button eyes, stubby noses

Like to have
A rose garden
White roses, red roses
Pink roses, yellow roses

Like to have
Trees and birds
Green, green
Chirpy, chirpy

Like to have
My family around
Mother, father, siblings
Nephews, nieces

Like to have
A quiet death
No doctors, no hospitals
On a sunlit day in my garden