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If I had a wish
If I had a wish
I would wish to fly
So that when you got too close
I could be up in the air
Too far for you to find me
but close enough that I could watch you move on
If I had a wish
I would wish to be fast
So that when something bad happened
I could outrun my problems
Leaving them gasping for air
and coughing on the dust left in my wake
If I had a wish
I would wish to be sightless
So that naively
I could turn a blind eye to the truth
When it was something that I didn’t want to see
or just wouldn’t believe
If I had a wish
I would wish to love the dark
So that the blackness surrounding me
Would invite me in
Instead of warning me away
all while laughing over my childish ignorance
If I had a wish
I’d wish for the courage
To face my fears as myself
Rather than to change
to make myself easier to avoid
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