I Wish

                       I wish to wear a doctor's robe
                       So I could come to you on call

                         I wish you were the shirt
                        On my body, or I your shirt

                         I wish we were in a glass
                           you as Gin, I as tonic

                       I wish I were the left kuaizi*
                           You were the right one
                           Together we dive into
                         A bowl of steaming jiaozi*

                      I wish you were a bright-colored
                         Target on a shooting range
                            And I were a bullet
                        Speeding fatally towards you

                        I wish I were a heavy hammer
                      And you were an unmovable anvil
                      So I could smash myself upon you
                           In a shower of sparks

                      *Kuaizi are Chinese chopsticks,
                       Jiaozi are Chinese dumplings.
                      The last two paragaphs are duet,
                      the first is sung by the woman,
                           the second by the man.

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