Wishes

A glimpse into the heart, a silent space,
no judgment here, no distant chase.
Where nothing’s asked, where all remains,
the self in you and me sustains.
Strophe 1
A wish is a shadow, a fleeting sight,
a dream born of longing that enters by night.
It tempts us with colors, binding dreamscapes so bright,
a game that commences when the present takes flight.
Refrain
But what is a wish, a mirage in time?
A flickering flame that lures us to climb.
When we release it, the illusion unwinds,
and we find ourselves in emptiness, all-one combined.
Strophe 2
The longing for love, for fortune, for bliss,
the mind’s own creation, adorned with images.
What we believe that we need is so often a reel,
like dancing lights fading, no longer real.
Bridge
A wish is a mirror—yet what does it show?
The echo of lack deep inside you may glow.
Its glitter’s enticing, at heart only air,
an endless desiring that never plays fair.
But beyond all these wishes, in silence so wide,
lies hidden the freedom that grants peace inside.
Refrain
For what is a wish, a mirage in time?
A flickering flame that spurs us to climb.
When we let go, its glimmer subsides,
and we find ourselves in emptiness, all-one inside.
Strophe 3
And if it’s the wish that proclaims your delight,
it’s the holding on tight that will shatter your light.
But once you perceive what’s behind that façade,
the thought soon dissolves, and the storm is outlawed.
Strophe 4
When your wish wraps itself in freedom’s embrace,
and your mind fills quietly, unbound by race,
a gentle peace blossoms, dispelling the chase,
where longing no longer can conquer your pace.
Then your heart breathes lightly, your view becomes clear,
and fullness reveals what was always so near.
Outro
Wishes are waves on the ocean of rest,
they come and they go, yet you stay as guest.
No wish fulfilled can mend what’s amiss,
for what you are seeking already lies in your bliss.