wishful thinking

how many ways are there to make a wish? at 11:11 last night i told my friend, "hey it's 11:11, make a wish" it made me think about all the things that keep us disillusioned and hopeful, constantly in a state of "wishful thinking". i blame tv shows and disney movies giving false hope to kids, i mean let's count some ways we encounter wish making.

"when you wish upon a star

makes no difference who you are
anything your heart desires will come true."
-When You Wish Upon a Star

how many of you have held your breath while driving through until you turned blue just to make a wish? of all those wishes that you made how many really came true? and how many are just coincidence? i think i'm becoming more cynical because even that false hope is nothing but a delusion.

ever walk by a fountain and throw coins in to make a wish? or find random change in that others threw in? it is a collection of unfulfilled wishes that we cling so dearly to. and by the sheer amount that you find in there, you start to realize how lonely and sad people really are.

but maybe at the end of the day when you look up at the clock, or you're driving through a tunnel, or looking up at the night sky it is that little hope that keeps you going. i'm tied up by my own lack of faith and hope, trapped by the clarity of a harsh reality. so make a wish, and maybe the most important part is believing it will happen and not waiting for the results skeptically...

"starlight starbright
first star i see tonight
i wish i may, i wish i might
have this wish i made tonight."

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