Pennies

I only wish for love
all of my pennies
tossed, unabashedly
in every wishing well

always the same wish
sent searching, hopeful
on sweetly whispered breaths
against flame and wick

eyes raised high
and shut tight
a wish made fleeting
on shooting stars

the dandelion aging
my fingers do pluck
hundreds of wishes
flying all at once

I wish for love
I wish for you and
I wish that you could learn
to see you, the way I do

because then maybe
just maybe … you'd let me love you, too