Back to Square One

Originally written June 21, 2007

Its almost 11:11, are you even aware?

Is there an urging deep within to gather your thoughts, to put together a wish?

The time is approaching; ten seconds to go.

10...9...8...

Think quickly, its almost time.

...5...4...3...

Are you ready?

Now!

Make your wish. Do it quickly but with feeling.

...

What do you mean you don't believe?

Believing is what makes it real.

I believed in the power of a wish and it brought me love.

It brought me happiness.

11:12

Time is up. Now you're stuck waiting until the clock strikes 11:11 yet again.
     11 hours and 59 minutes to go.

Think of all the wishes you could come up with in that time. All the things you could potentially ask for.

But that's right...you don't believe. To you wishes don't come true so you see no point in trying.

Well of course they're not coming true. You've been doubting their power and in return making them void.

It's the same reason you don't tell someone what you wished for. It destroys the power.

Sigh, I guess I'm kind of wasting my time on you.

You're obviously a lost cause.

An old soul who no longer smiles because those clouds look like a bunny holding hands with a frog.

No, you just see clouds.

Big puffy cumulus clouds.

It's always so sad when you look into someones eyes and that sparkle they held in childhood is gone.

Chased away by the harsh realities of the here and now: death, famine, war. Things that people say they want to change, yet so few act upon.

You're one of them aren't you? Complaining to anyone who will listen about how something needs to be done. But you're too afraid to act.

You've got a ton of suggestions for others, but none that you're willing to try yourself.

After-all, there are others out there who will do it, so why do you need to?

But thats just it. Those other people think the same thing.

Someone else will do it, I can just sit back and talk about doing it.

Before long no one is acting, they're all sitting back and just watching, waiting for someone else.

The world crumbles around you.

Oh how you're wishing you would have thought differently.

Wishing you had acted instead of just thought about it.

Everyone feels that way, but its not going to help.

You never believed in wishing before. Its funny how things can change a person.

But I suppose that's what started this whole issue.

Looks like we're back to square one.

Would you look at that, it's 11:10.

You've still got time to gather your thoughts if you want to take a chance.

Gather quickly now, we're almost there. Ten seconds to go.

10...9...8...

Hurry up, it's almost time.

...5...4...3...

Are you ready?

Now! 

Make your wish...