Wishful Thinking

The usual off key voices

sang the classic melody to honor my birth

Burning candles

dripped wax on swirls of vanilla frosting

Panic stricken,

what should I wish?

For an encore allowing more time to think?

Or perhaps more time to live?

I inhaled until the pressure forced me…

to let go

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Author: debbieburton.blog

Debbie Burton is a children's author and award winning poet. Her children's books include "Manatee School" (2026) and the "Tales of Blueberry Street" series. (2022)

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