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i have stopped holding my breath when going through tunnels
and i have stopped looking for shooting stars
and i don't pick dandelions anymore
and i started saving my pennies instead of throwing them into fountains

i've been so foolish

at first couldn't find them
but actually, they were scattered everywhere
under the couch cushions alone
i found bits of popcorn, a bunch of change and a handful of wishes

i took a bag and filled it with every wish i had left behind
october 21st is too long to wait to catch the next meteor shower
so i went where the stars are always moving

i rented a boat and paddled out to the reef
i emptied the bag
every wish came tumbling out except for one
i watched as they sluggishly sank
some of them hitched rides on the backs of starfish
and i knew they were on their way to coming true

the one wish, i put him in my back pocket
i figured some wishes are meant to be kept instead of wished