Wish Serendipity

She accidentally drops

a penny
into a plastic cup
filled with water.

Aiming for the tip

jar, how did she miss?
Whose water—
now magical

or polluted? No one

notices. She decides
on magic,
and it would be

peace for you, Dad.

Havoc Untold

She watches violent,
psychologically disturbing films to calm

down. To forget
the way people unravel at their own

pace. The train rumbles
down its tracks. To speak softly might transport

her further into someone
else’s imagination than releasing another roar.