the new wishing
well, just off the diocese property
of St. Bernadettes.
make a wish,
the sign says.
one dollar for a small one,
five for a big one.
we're losing money here,
father smith says to father
o'connell, shaking their heads.
and grappling with their tight
white collars.
people are donating less and
less into our wish baskets,
i mean baskets for the poor,
and they're throwing
more into this wishing well.
we need to get to the bottom
of this, both literally and
figuratively, they say to each
other, one reaching down
with a net to scoop up some coins.
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