If Wishes were Fishes

Some Things Can't Just Happen
I wish to be obsolete so that I can watch all the birds and beautiful people float by.  They'll tip their hats at me as they go, smiling and waving hello.

I wish I was somewhere other than here, somewhere the stars surround me, somewhere the sun will rise and fall just for me.

I wish the voices in my head would go on vacation and let me think, for once.

I wish I was with you, up in the clouds where words don't sting as much
and the people are all peculiar.

Where we could be surrounded by cotton candy and sheep are counted.

I wish wishes were fishes.

But if wishes were like fishes, common and usual
then would they be wishes anymore?
Or would they become obsolete
Just as I hope to be.

Laika Come Home
Laika come back down to earth
Laika don't fly so close to the sun
Laika you'll surely be burned
Laika you'll surely be knocked down
Laika come home
Laika, please come home