i don’t need a lot for my birthday
i don’t need a text or a post online or even a phone call
i just want a hug and three little words
and i’ll be completely okay
i just want to hear that my life matters
that i matter
that i’m loved by someone who i care for wholeheartedly
i don’t need presents
or sappy long messages
i just want a hug and to hear someone say i love you
i don’t need anything more than that
because really i just want to know that one day
when this is all over
and we’ve gone our separate ways
that my life mattered to someone else
besides myself
and that one day
i will be missed
and that i made an impact
somehow on someone somewhere
so i just need a hug
maybe even a kiss (on the cheek)
and someone who says “i love you”
and that will make everything worth it