Lost Poems

I was just clearing up some old files on my computer and I found some poetry I wrote for the first Creative Writing module of my Literature degree with the Open University. Some are completely cringeworthy and some are actually ok. This one made me laugh.

‘I Wish’

I wish I were brave:
I could give blood
Or stand up for injustice
Or tell the person using their
Mobile in a phone-free carriage                    
To please be quiet.

I wish I were good:
I would make a difference,
Or save a life
Or remember to call                                        
My friends when I 
Say I will.

I wish I were profound:
I should ponder the problems of the world
Or philosophise on life                                   
And not care how I look
And how much 
I weigh.