Three Wishes
If I had three wishes
What would they be?
The first would be for stability
The food and shelter that I have before been without
The cold nights I spent sleeping in a car
To not have to feel the numbing cloud of depression
And the hopelessness that comes with it
The second would be for my perfect self image
That I didn’t have days where I was stressed and panicked
All over whether my hair was parted correctly
Or if I was being judged by others
Their eyes staring into me even though they aren’t even looking at all
That I didn’t have to worry about being pretty enough or up to the standard of society
And the third would be to be able to help others
To be equipped with the tools to teach, mentor, and heal
So that those who suffer my pain can feel just a little less alone
To give people the spark they need to reignite a dead or dying flame
To be the brightest star in the sky
And with those three wishes I would leave my legacy on the world
Because the only thing that truly matters in this life is what we leave behind
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