An Announcement To God
If you could grant me wishes, If you could grant me wishes, If you could grant me wishes If you could grant me wishes,If you could grant me wishes,
what would I wish for?
The summer breeze, blowing
my hair
across my face.
The falling leaves of autumn
collecting at my feet.
The clean rain of spring,
washing away
our sins.
The warm fire of winter nights
spent inside.
what would I hope to receive?
Someone to hold and caress,
keep me warm
love me.
A puppy.
The soft fur of a newborn kitten.
The glittering beauty of a jewel.
Chocolate cake?
what could I do?
End the suffering of the dying
homeless man
who lays on the street,
coughing.
Take away all the sin in the world
and replace it with goodness.
Feed the hungry children
who go to sleep at night
with grumbling tummies,
shivering from the cold.
would I choose to die
before they had been fulfilled?
End this world in a torrent of pain?
Leave behind the legacy
of the one who got away?
I'd tell you to use them yourself.
What could I wish for when
my selfishness and greed
rudeness and fear
prevent me from making
the wise decision?
God, If you could grant me wishes,
I'd wish for you to tell me what to wish for.