How I waited

To smell the fresh sticky air

Free of pollution

Wafts of pollen and gum leaves

Slithering up my nose

A surprising but unbelievable scent

Free I am

How I waited

To feel dewy grass In between my toes

Humid sticky air

Free I am

How I waited

To hear tropical birds calling me

Thudding footsteps of leopards

The thunder

BOOMS

In a tropical rainforest storm

Free I am