birthday wishes

I rarely speak of wishes, save for my wanton requests of presents for people who have the means to provide them. Yes, I am that kind of person, now judge me. As I lay in bed the other day, sick and sore on my birthday of all days, thanks to the flu or some kind of bug, random aspirations whirred before my eyes like some Egyptian vision, Hollywood-style. There are a lot more that have sprung in my head, but these are all I could recall right now:

• I wish desires are never severe.
• I wish I would know what to do with this hair.
• I wish I would start memorizing a poem in each month.
• I wish my dearest loves would have faith in a poem.
• I wish I would have faith in myself, bright and constant.
• I wish my dearest loves would curse a little bit less, if not entirely shun the habit altogether.
• I wish my dearest loves would smoke a little bit less, if not entirely shun the habit altogether.
• I wish my dearest loves would read and write more other than curse and smoke more.
• I wish I would start my own book, as what J.T. has said.
• I wish I would finish reading those books.
• I wish I would find something better soon.
• I wish I would find someone better soon.
• I wish I would be a better person.
• I wish I would be less frank.
• I wish people would be frank.
• I wish I would be healthier.
  
• I wish I would find the right reason that I should smile a lot more.
• I wish I would be good at remembering names.
• I wish I would be good at remembering directions.
• I wish I know where I want to go.
• I wish I know where to look.
• I wish people would be more perceptive.
• I wish people would be honest at the right place, at the right time.
• I wish people would be more respecting of each other.
• I wish people would know what needs to be kept and what needs to shared.
• I wish the ghosts would transfer to another house, to another memory.
• I wish memory would be less invasive.
• I wish I would be more humble.
• I wish my grip on forgiveness would be less unbending.
• I wish I would smile a lot more (if needed).
• I wish I would finally start learning how to play a musical instrument. (Piano-widow doesn’t count).
• I wish I would keep some of my complaints to myself.
• I wish people would just shut up.
• I wish I would travel a lot more.
• I wish I would read a lot more.
• I wish I would write a lot more.
• I wish I would stop thinking that something is wrong.
• I wish I would know when to stop.
• I wish I would know when to start.
• I wish I would accomplish something very significant soon.
• I wish for a month of zero discontent at the soonest time possible.
• I wish everyone a month of zero discontent.
• I wish all of us would relish this month of zero discontent.
• I wish my thoughts are bearable.
• I wish the world is fine, bearable.
• I wish the thought of you is bearable.
• I wish you are fine, always.