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What Constitutes A Birthday

Is A Birthday A Birthday

Without

Celebration

A child of God on his creation

 

Is A Birthday A Birthday

Without

A cake

The sweet smell plus the time it took to make

 

Is A Birthday A Birthday

Without

Blowing out candles hot dripping wax

65 candles fire to the max

 

Is A Birthday A Birthday

Without

Singing the song

A sadness lingered all day long

 

Is A Birthday A Birthday

Without

A friend to share it with

Or are all these reasons just a myth

 

Pouring Rain fierce winds rocked my car

I walked the mall

Beauty Salon new look cut style my hair

No one to notice or to care

 

Shopping

Victoria Secrets, things I did not need

But made me smile

The happness only lasted a short while

 

See’s candy, picked out my favorite kind

Still sad loneliness on my mind

 

Bed bath and beyond; rosewater candles

Surely the scent would cheer my mood

Perhaps

Chinese’s food

Wonton soup and *** stickers To take home

Painful knee ended my time to roam

 

Reading comments ,well wishers who

Remember my Birthday

I’m done celebrating now

 

Ready for the end of this Day

 

Text messages Facebook too

I wish I understood I wish I knew

Why I feel this way

Tomorrow

Will be

A bright

New Day

 

Inspired Song

1) It’s my party by Lesley Gore

(And I’ll cry if I want to)

 

2) Happy birthday the new kids by on the block

 

3) Happy birthday by John Lennon

 

4) happy birthday by “Weird Al” Yankovic

 

5) happy birthday by Loretta Lynn

 

6) birthday by Katy Perry

 

7) happy birthday by Stevie Wonder

 

8) birthday by The Beatles

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Written by
cj-sutherland
65 / F / U.S
Published
Mar 24, 2018
Lines·Words
57·278
Notes

Updated, March 2, 2026 from seven years ago

My birthday isn’t until later this month

So it doesn’t have to be a repeat in theory

 

7 years ago

Not sure why I feel this wat I spent my birthday alone

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#birthdayblues#cheerup#anotheryearoldtoday
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