Wishlist

I wish I was a neutron bomb,

for once I could go off

I wish I was a sacrifice

but somehow still lived on

I wish I was a sentimental

ornament you hung on

The Christmas tree, I wish I

was the star that went on top

I wish I was the evidence,

I wish I was the grounds

For 50 million hands upraised

and open toward the sky

I wish I was a sailor with

someone who waited for me

I wish I was as fortunate,

as fortunate as me

I wish I was a messenger

and all the news was good

I wish I was the full moon

shining off a Camaro's hood

I wish I was an alien

at home behind the sun

I wish I was the souvenir

you kept your house key on

I wish I was the pedal

brake that you depended on

I wish I was the verb 'to

trust' and never let you down