Michael Guillebeau

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We Dream of Wishes

We dream of wishes
And wake, remembering only shimmering unicorns
We were never granted.

Rising to our own disappointment,
We nibble our stale bread
And throw away the leftovers.

While Sarah, down our same road, dreams
Of bread crusts to feed her children.

We dream of wishes
And wake, throwing away
Our own unicorns
That we could make real by
Granting.

Michael Guillebeau has published seven novels and over forty short stories and poems. His comic mystery, MAD Librarian, was named the 2017 Humor Book of the Year by Foreword Reviews magazine.