Wishful Thinking (2022)

I was scrolling through my camera roll

The other day,

And found a blurry picture of you,

Because I was too lost trying to capture

The moon in frame.

I was so focused on the stars above,

I’d never been this far away from city lights, distracted,

I missed the cosmic glow

That sparkled in your eyes.

Looking back, a sea of what I failed to see

Washes over me,

The beauty of you, reaches over and drowns me…

Our memories created, tumble like sea glass

In my mind,

Each piece created from the love left behind.

Now, whenever I go on my late night drives,

I pull over under every shooting star

To wish you were here with me,

Right by my side

M.H. John