A Wish

by Salman Akhtar

Salman Akhtar

I want to be like my dog.

To speak more with my eyes than with my tongue.
To be happy with a walk around the neighborhood.
To not need clothes.
To never be sleepless and always find it easy to wake up.
To have keen ears and loyal blood.
To own a dictionary of smells.
To grow old with my favorite toys around.

And, when the time comes,
to be put to rest by someone who truly loved me.