Five short wishes, each built the same way, add up to a quiet portrait of a speaker whose life feels a little out of their control. The wishes start with friends and a crush, the kind of worries that fit a young person's world. Then the tone shifts. Wishing a mom "never went to the hospital" is much heavier, and the poem doesn't explain why she goes. We're left to sense the fear underneath.
The dad who works too much suggests missing someone who is there but not around. The last wish, about cats with no claws, sounds almost funny, but it may hint at a wish for softness, for a world where nothing can scratch or hurt.
The repeating "I wish" works like a list the speaker keeps adding to. The plain, simple wording makes the poem feel honest and unguarded. The mood is tender, a bit sad, and gently hopeful in how much the speaker cares about everyone around them.