Raised by my father
I was knee high to a grasshopper
My brothers and sister and I had
Many Nannies and Babysitters
When I turned sixteen
I applied for my drivers permit
The paperwork returned
Wrong date of birth
It had to be a mistake
Crazy right everyone knows
their own birthdate
I Requested my birth certificate
Come to find out
My birthday is 13 days later
I felt lost in the shuffle
Forgotten hurt
Of course leave it to
One brother to call every year
On my fake birthday
Laughing
happy fake birthday
the irony I was my father’s favorite
Charmin Carmen
Mar 16, 2018
Mar 16, 2018 at 5:20 AM UTC
Raised by my father
I was knee high to a grasshopper
My brothers and sister and I had
Many Nannies and Babysitters
When I turned sixteen
I applied for my drivers permit
The paperwork returned
Wrong date of birth
It had to be a mistake
Crazy right everyone knows
their own birthdate
I Requested my birth certificate
Come to find out
My birthday is 13 days later
I felt lost in the shuffle
Forgotten hurt
Of course leave it to
One brother to call every year
On my fake birthday
Laughing
happy fake birthday
the irony I was my father’s favorite
Charmin Carmen
Well at least he calls right in a day when families drift apart
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