Altruistic

 What I wish for

upon a star

when I toss a coin

into a fountain

has changed.

When I say it out loud

it still sounds the same.

I ask for peace

I ask for love

I ask for understanding.

It's the right thing to do

to wish for those things

outside ourselves. 

But inside

that's different.

I wish for one more

game of Gin

talk on the phone

bit of wisdom

that I've heard 

a thousand times before.

Upon reflection however

I realize that it's all 

really about the peace. 

The rest. 

The mind. 

The quiet. 

I wish.