I Wish

I wish Emma could talk.

I wish Okie could talk.

I wish that my husband would want to talk to me.

I wish my Mom would take better care of herself.

I wish my Dad would quit with his arrogance.

I wish that Gene enjoyed his job.

I wish that Gene enjoyed something besides sports and video games.

I wish I could enjoy sports and video games.

I wish that work was called easy.

I wish that my work, was instead a career.

I wish that I could go back in time.

I wish I hadn’t had that extra ice cream last night.

I wish that cancer didn’t exist.

I wish that I wouldn’t think I have cancer all the time.

I wish that my half brother would want to be around.

I wish I had more ice cream now.

I wish I could hang out with friends more.

I wish that I liked beer.

I wish that people weren’t mean to their pets.

I wish that murder didn’t exist.

I wish that people didn’t get sick at all.

I wish I wasn’t still thinking about that ice cream.

I wish I had prettier hair.

I wish I didn’t have freckles.

I wish that I was skinny.

I wish that I could be skinny and still eat all that ice cream.

I wish that I liked myself more.

I wish that I didn’t let things get to me.

I wish I could erase every mean thing that was said to me in school.

I wish that nobody will say anything mean to Emma in school.

I wish that nobody will say anything mean to Emma ever.

I wish I could keep Emma in a bubble.

I wish I could keep me in that bubble with Emma.

I wish I could keep me, Emma and ice cream in the bubble.

Oh, I guess I wish it could be me, Emma, the ice cream, and Gene in the bubble.

I wish that I could bring back the children lost in the Sandy Hook massacre.

I wish I could rid the world of evil.

Most of all,

I wish that not a day will go by that Emma doesn’t know that I love her more than life itself.

I wish that I remember to tell her every day just how much I love her.

I wish that I will be able to keep her safe and sound at all times.

I wish that we will all be together, and happy, and safe (with ice cream) - for forever, and ever, and ever.