Poetry Journal

Wishes

Amanda wishes for a better name.
Amy wishes to get a better twin.
Their mother wishes to go a day without hearing her daughters sin.

Erin wishes to be beautiful.
A-a-Ron wishes for a friend.
Hailey wishes to be popular.

Nick wishes to not be hated.
Faith wishes she had faith.
Aymen wishes to be left alone.

Yet none of them realize,
their wishes have already been granted.

Amanda is called Mandy.
Amy not only has a better twin, she has the best twin.
Their mother went on a trip.

Erin isn't beautiful, she's a goddess.
A-a-Ron is my friend.
Hailey is known, isn't that close enough?

Nick isn't hated.
Faith's name is faith.
I left Aymen alone.

How do I know all of this?
Well,

I call Amanda Mandy.
I changed the comparison.
I sent their mother away.

I think Erin is an angel.
I am A-a-Ron's friend.
I talk to people about Hailey.

I like Nick.
I told Faith that she has faith.
I left Aymen alone to her book.

I am the friend,
the shadow,
the secret keeper.

I want to help.
And so I do.

But know one asks what I want,
what I wish.
But I'll tell you anyway,
some other day.