"STAYING POWER" by D. M. Larson
BETH
Now those stars up there in the sky have staying power. I can always count on them. I can always look up and know they'll be there for me.
The stars on Earth burn out too quickly. They have a moment where they shine so bright but then poof. They're gone. A memory. Sometimes not even that.
But with the stars in the sky, I know they'll be there night after night, always there for me to make a wish. What do I wish for?
(thinks a moment)
Hope. I wish for hope. Hope for the world. Hope for peace. Hope for a future where no one is more important than anyone else and money is a thing of the past. A future where everyone is taken care of no matter how little they have.
I just want to be taken care of... cared for... that's what I hope for. That's my wish.