Another year is past

 

B'days are strange days-

One year has slipped by

A little nearer to the end

You wait A whole year- why- not sure

for it to arrive

with anticipation, uncertainty 

You expect to feel a certain way, a little different, a little special 

Tho you know it's just another day-

You expect wishes and you don't 

You feel happy and also embarrassed 

You want others to remember 

And yet you don't 

You want to be treated special 

And yet you don't 

You sprout gossamer wings

Your wear an invisible tiara

You sail through the day -

With your feet not touching the ground 

You look around 

Wondering if they remember 

You are happy if they do

Disappointed and glad  if they don't 

The day is almost over -

You're grateful, you're relieved 

But is that a tinge of regret

In the nook of my heart

And now there's a whole year 

to go until the next...