by Andrada Costoiu

Photo: “New York Night Skyline”by Petr Kratochvil, Public Domain

Crowded streets,
Like narrow hiking trails full of wild and hopeful hearts,
As mine.

I walk,
Between tall buildings,
Their walls are creaking with secrets,
Of lives of yesterday and tomorrow.

Narcissist digital screens are showing perfect bodies, 
I stumble in front of one and smile,
The pixels have formed into Aladdin’s lamp,
Which promises to fulfill three wishes.

My fingers are tracing your imaginary silhouette,
And I make three wishes:
I wish that you will pack your bags,
Book a flight, and think of the words you never said.
I wish that you would come,
Wrap your arms around me 
And silence all the ‘what ifs,’ and the ‘could bes.’ 
I wish that you would meet me in New York, my love.

I smile and leave,
On crowded streets,
Like narrow hiking trails full of wild and hopeful hearts,
As mine.

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