The sunlight landed on the streamers
taped clumsily across the wall
chocolate frosted cake on the table
twenty pairs of eyes blinked at me
hands clapping in glee
“Make A Wish. Blow the Candle”.
mum’s voice blew into my ear
And I wished
that i could eat the icecream
from the cart
across the park
and I wished that
she would buy me that blue
car I had seen in the store.
—
A group of giggling teenagers
sat huddled across
on a warm bed sharing
snacks and stories
“It’s 11:11! Make A Wish”
they whispered,
And I wished,
that I was more thinner
and less freckled
and that the boy with the
hair like gold
and eyes like emeralds
would walk over and
say hi.
—
It was a long drive
over endless plains and
the dark sky was lit by
stars scattered
we stopped for a while,
laid down on the sand,
“It’s a shooting star! Make A Wish!”
he pointed,
And I wished,
that my dead baby would
come back gurgling
and playing in my arms
and that
my heart would
start
feeling again.
—
The fountain was crowded
by hopes and dreams
and I clutched the
penny
skeptically in my palm
“Throw the coin. Make A Wish.”
the signboard promised
and tears in my eyes
and a fervent prayer on my lips,
I wished,
I wished hard to go back
to those times
when my only
wish was
something to eat
&
something to play with.
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