A cake shared with everybody
Except me
Everyone anticipating slices
So no wishes
No blowing out tiny fires in vain
No spitty frosting
Little traces of yourself embedded deep into the pits of other's stomachs
Instead tie a balloon to wrist
Showing age in slow shuffling
Open ribbon
Unwrap the gift I painstakingly chose for you this year-
NOTHING!
When someone else has their cake, eats it, and then proceeds to eat your slice as well.