The Perfect Gift Poem by Christina de Vries

On my wish list you will not find diamonds or pearls

I wish for trips to outer space and new worlds

To be shown memories, dreams, places not yet found

See witches do magic and queens be crowned

Swim with mermaids and fly with birds

Fight beside superheroes, crack codes with nerds

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Get hot and heavy with a perfect stranger

Having a demigod save me from danger

Be an important part of an epic new war

Discover a magic portal in a hidden door

Go to the school with the most gifted teachers

To learn magic and to fight deadly creatures

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Explore the darkest of corners, befriend a ghost

Sneak onboard a pirate ship, travel from coast to coast

Fall in love with a an alien or a vampire

Listen to stories from trolls told around a campfire

Ride into the sunset on a unicorn

Fight battles, die and be reborn

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Hide from monsters and humans even worse

Go to the end of the world to reverse a curse

Get my heart broken and fall in love yet again

Go through every kind of emotion and not complain

Challenge myself and face my fears

Embrace the giggles as well as the tears

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The perfect gift: it doesn't really matter how it looks

What matters is what can be discovered inside the books.