I celebrated my same Birthday
until I was a teenager
Everybody knows their Birthday date
Right?, you know what I mean
But I learned that isn’t so
Validation paperwork I had to undergo
I applied for a driver’s permit
I was confused I have to admit
Application required request DENIED
I know my Birthday I screamed with pride
Fact remained,The wrong date of birth
I began to second guess my self worth
Sent away for a certified birth certificate
Anticipate Many questions I accommodate
Answers I thought I knew, I must validate
Questions were rather suggestions
The answers left more questions
My birth date was off by 13 days
Emotionally I was in a haze
My brother calls on my WRONG Birthday
With a PEDANTIC choice of words to say
It was a game he would play
At first he hurt my feeling
Sending me in a tizzy dealing
Then I realized he remembers to call
Thinking back for a word,thought, phrase
A Flooding of memories My heart cried
We had many nannies after mommy died
To young to know, or ask, but I still tried
They said it was a tragedy
Where I stood it was a calamity
My father, a gentle man took a stand
He gave love with open arms and hands
Was my true Birthday LOST in confusion
Was this mix up a retribution
There was never a final conclusion
Only correction resolution delusion
I’ve learned not to live in hate and despair
I’ve learned to forgive, love is in the air
We all have a reason for Being
Knowing without seeing
These life challenges are my test
I learned to take the good with the bad
Most importantly, to do my best
Inspired Songs
It’s my party(and I cry if I want to))
By Leslie Gore
It’s my Birthday
By The Beatles
Footnotes
The irony was
with so many kids
Christmas was nothing special but
Our Birthday
we were King or Queen for the day
Finding out about the Birthday date mix up
Added insult to injury pouring salt in a wound