day 17

For today's prompt, I want you to write a poem with the following title: "All I want is (blank)," where you fill in the blank with a word or phrase of your choosing. Some example titles, then, could be: "All I want is to eat fried chicken"; "All I want is world peace"; "All I want is for everyone to tell me I'm beautiful"; or "All I want is a handful of quarters."


all i want is one more day with you


just an ordinary day, nothing special
one more day to be held in your arms
to laugh and hold hands
one more day to hear your voice
to talk and talk
one more day to sit in the shade
and together, find the meaning of life
one more day to thank you

all i want is one more day
in which to take the time
to do and say all the small things
so often neglected in the rush
of the day to day

all i want is one more day with you

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