So it is my birthday today Though this day i feel no different than normal Perhaps a little sad As yesterday i had a bit of a conflict But I won't let this person have control over my birthday Today is supposed to be special Though most things have gone wrong I forgot my coffee this morning And Spotify gave me the worst songs on my playlist Still, today is my birthday I am sixteen It is a time to celebrate the sixteen years i have been struggling along Tomorrow will be the same as yesterday And today will be the only I think of my favorite flowers Red columbine, clematis, water lily Trembling, mental beauty, tranquility I think that if someone gave me a clematis today I would cry and preserve it forever I'd like to hide away And sit with my poetry And cup of coffee Writing about the beauty of the world That I cannot see