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With not much time left before passing, 
The old Deer wished for a way to live on. 
He was old and clumsy, a bother to many of the younger deer.
Though some other deer were also clumsy, none were as troublesome as the old Deer
Who fell with practically every bump, jump, and foray,
A reason why he lost many of his friends.
Despite having little friends, the old Deer did not yet wish to part...

I wish for libraries of my own, a collection of all the books I’ve ever loved, simply to hoard. I wish for chocolate: Hershey’s, Ferrero Rocher, KitKat. I wish for the comfiest bed ever created. I wish for no homework and time to have free for myself.

But when I see the struggling lives of so many across the world, I wonder what I should be spending that money or these wishes on. I do wish for peace; for those...