My fingers glide along the weathered marble fountain 
I can feel the drops of water kissing my skin
My eyes peer up as the sun rises over the mountain
I breathe in the warm wind; cleansing me from within 

I reach into my pocket and pull out a copper cent
Reminiscent of when it shouted my name from the cement
I take a moment to watch it glisten 
Now it’s the penny’s turn to listen

“I wish to be a rose plucked from obscurity
I wish to be held without insecurity
I wish to be kissed without doubt
I wish to be one they can’t live without

I wish to be someone worth fighting for
I wish to be someone they adore
I wish to be permanently invaluable
I wish to be with a love ever reliable”

I exhale my desires into this coin
Pouring my hope from heart to loin
Yearning for true love to prosper
I liberate my wishes into the water