Write in the Park Day 03
(thinking in the subjunctive mood)
I wish I were so rich
that my mansion were grand and tall
but I am rather poor,
my house is simple and small.
I wish I were so famous
that all would admire me
but I am largely unknown
my achievements none can see.
I wish I were so powerful
before me the world would bow
but I am simply powerless,
I toil by the sweat of my brow
I wish I were, but I am not
I wish I could, but I can not
I wish I had, but I have not
Until one day I woke up from my dreams
to a world of anguished screams
from
the needy who wish to be helped,
the sick who wish to be healed,
the oppressed who wish to be free
the hungry who wish to be filled,
Poor people in dire need I see,
People who wish
they were blessed like me.
"I wish I were"
by Huang Bing Yao
Tue 03May2022 0848 hrs GMT+8
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