wishes & dandelions

05.29.26

dandelions: as weeds are to flowers.

carefree girls that are to be plucked, yet impish—

child-like. sweet milk on wet plaster—that of the fountain.

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throw a penny in a fountain. throw a wish and watch

it sprout. throw the same wish and watch me buckle—

slip, trip over the littlest things. I’ll make a wish out

of you and find it’s always the same.

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i fall into daydreams hoping these wishes ripen.

wishing to bite, dig clipped nails into—

the ripest fruit is the sweetest

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i’m all wishes

i’m all you

        i watch as you pass by me

	      i throw a penny in a fountain

	      i watch another weed sprout

                     i fall into daydreams wishing—

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i also wanted to add a bit about my poem, i hope it reads as intended: