A falling star in the early morning,

A pipsqueak of dying light on a velvet sky,

Has a chip on his shoulder and dares me to knock it off.

"I double-dog dare you to make a wish," it challenges me.

I have wanted many things in my life,

And wanting left me wanting every time.

I've finally come to a place where I don't want anything 

and/or need it,

And so I take a minute and look inside.

I search my better self and speak

To the same part I spoke to,

When I echoed words I heard in the Bible, saying,

"Teach me how to pray."

And this time I sigh deeply

And echo something different,

Quoting from the heart I whisper,

"Teach me to want again."

-jenn