A wish


from the ABC set ALMOST ZEN

I wished for anonymity
like a leaf from the tree
you carved my name into
when I was not there to stop you.

I know so well the dusty road,
strangers' feet don't scare me,
and if I fall into the gutter
the sea is waiting somewhere.

I wished for anonymity
upon a shooting star,
after all is said and written,
I wished too far.

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