Word Play

Hope and pray had been friends for as long as either one of them could remember, having joined the same wildly popular phrase when they were both very young. Wish and dream had become very fond of one another after pairing up to perform a children's song which became one of the most recognizable ever performed. An extra boost from pop psychology discussing how similar they were secured the union. But Desire, poor desire. It tried teaming up with wish, it's synonym, but that didn't seem to stick. It paired up with heart which it was very fond of but which fell out of popular use. After several attempts at staying with something wholesome and family friendly it eventually gave up and resigned itself to live in the sexual realm of internet porn, adult-only resorts and 900 numbers. The other words didn't seem to notice.