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Wishful Thinking

by Stephanie Alfaia
I wish plain and simple was enough
I wish my eyes didn’t spark at chaos 
And asymmetrical feelings 
I wish busy wasn’t safe
I wish healthy was delicious
I wish more was nauseating 
Instead of invigorating 
I wish you meant nothing at all
I could easily avoid the fall
Would
Should
I wish my poetry wasn’t written in pain
Dipping this blue pen into blood
Dripping from my heart’s cracked frame
I wish pragmatic was easy
I wish logic sounded clear 
I wish reality fascinated my imagination
Rather than deeply instill fear 
I stand beside an empty chair
In my neighborhood bank,
Blasting Antártica in my ears
Imagining our polarity 
Sparkling borealis 
I wish 

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