Paper Stars

They say that 

making 

1000 paper stars 

will grant a wish, 

and even though I don't have one
in mind,
I'm giving it a try,

sitting under the 

glow of the lamp

  folding and 

folding and 

folding.

And as I watch 

the stars multiply under 

my fingertips,

overfilling bottles 

and jars, 

I realize the magnitude 

of the innate desire
that I haven't yet realized
is larger than
I imagined,
and perhaps when I finish
1000,
I'll understand what
these stars are for.