If

If wishes were horses,
then beggars would ride,
or so the saying goes.

If what I wished mattered,
then life would be perfect,
or so I would suppose.

But wishes aren't real,
and beggars don't ride,
they beg, and borrow, and steal.

And my wishes mean nothing, 
to the one who means everything,
so screw the way I feel.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Chappell Avatar
December 21, 2010 at 5:49 PM
i think sometime we all wish we could be something else my friend nice points
La France Avatar
December 20, 2010 at 5:21 PM
I loved this poem, it flowed beautifully... until that last line... to me that destroyed the beauty of your words, and they are beautiful words~~
Pettit Avatar
December 20, 2010 at 5:17 PM
Short simple wording you have renders a great deal of quality descriptiveness. Good job@
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