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I wish I didn't question why
the sun draws circles round the sky
I wish I didn't question when
moon's crescent shrinks then grows again
I wish I didn't know the reason
why walnuts shake the growing season
I wish I didn't ask the trees
why leaves depart on quiet breeze
I wish I didn't get to know
where angels live when loved ones go
I wish I didn't have to say
which bills we always aim to pay
I wish I didn't have to task
what subjects friends should always ask
I wish I didn't have a clue
about what aging bodies do
I wish I had a perfect life
avoiding pain deflecting strife
I wish I had a perfect heart
so I'd love the end as well the start
I wish I had a smarter soul
so I'd always have the Boatman's toll
I wish I didn't want to know
where people's souls are meant to go
I wish I knew what words were best
so my eraser's size would shrink far less.
I wish I hadn't so many plans
my life already fills both hands
I wish I'd listened for Gabriel's horn
so death might be far less forlorn
I hope we'll share a hundred years
so I can love you without tears....