THE WISH
I LOOKED UP AT THE SKY,
IT WAS DUSK
THEIR APPEARED A STAR,
THE FIRST STAR OF THE NIGHT,
I HAD ALWAYS HEARD,
WISH UPON THE FIRST STAR,
AND IT WILL COME TRUE,
I DECIDED TO TRY,
MY MIND RAN QUICKLY
WHAT SHALL I WISH FOR,
HAPPINESS,
RICHES,
ETERNAL LIFE,
TO NEVER HAVE HEARD THE WORD
BIPOLAR,
SO MANY CHOICES,
OH IF ONLY I COULD HAVE IT ALL,
I THOUGHT LONG AND HARD,
I FINALLY HAD TO MAKE A CHOICE,
MY MIND RUN CRAZY,
THEN LIKE A BOLT OF LIGHTNING,
I KNEW WHAT THE WISH WOULD BE,
I WISHED FOR LOVE,
WITH IT I WOULD HAVE HAPPINESS,
I WOULD HAVE THE MOST VALUABLE RICHES,
I WOULD NOT HAVE ETERNAL LIFE,
BUT WHAT LIFE I DID HAVE WOULD BE THE BEST,
I WOULD STILL HAVE BIPOLAR,
BUT I WOULD HAVE SOMEONE TO STAND BY ME,
SOMEONE TO BE THERE DURING THE HIGHS
AND THE LOWS.
I HAD DONE IT,
I HAD GOT ALL MY WISHES INTO ONE,
NOW YOU MIGHT ASK,
DID THAT WISH COME TRUE?
I HAVE TO SAY IF YOU SEE THE FIRST STAR,
WISH WISH WISH UPON IT.
TODD THORNE
2/16/2000
Reason for writing:
This is for the love of my life.
Birth sign: Aries
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