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
I wish I was a radio song, the one that you turned up…
I wish…
I wish…
“Wishlist” -Pearl Jam
