A basic wish

It doesn’t have to be
a classic blossom tree with the twigs like waving arms
or a rose as sweet smelling as caramel sauce
or the moonlight howl of a single wolf.

It could be the shiny shimmer of a pepsi max
can twisting and rolling down the road
or the sound of mud as a boot squelches into its heart
or the scent of greasy fast food like salty fries or a cheesy burger
making its way down our lane.

Be mysterious like a magician
find everything like the stories of Sherlock Holmes
Notice the different people around you and who they are
Watch the flowing river become a washing stream of hate.