gauging
time by moments
clocking
time in years
celebrations
of life
anniversary
songs
adding
up the hours
and
counting down to the time
that
in two ways embody
the
very first breath of life
the
day that I became
that
I inhaled
the
day that with a cry
I
greeted life
in
few short hours
the
day will come to be
and
I will celebrate this milestone
forty
five years
the
day will come and go like any other
with
very little pomp and circumstance
my
favorite way to spend that day
is
sitting by my sea
staring
into her depths
while
she sings me songs
this
year I am far away from her
and
time for contemplation
is
very thin
but
the day still comes in vain almost
laughing
slyly under breath
forty
five! my god, it’s come so fast
the
second celebration
is
more of a rebirth
the
claiming of a life
that
had slipped away
on
the sunrise of my thirtieth year
I
knelt at the edge of that sea
and
surrendered to her
the
poison that was killing me
I
stood up and walked away
head
held high
feeling
life flow
like
the blood through my veins
to
be born twice
on
a single calendar day
is
a gift to revere
something
to behold
I
will close my eyes
in
blowing out the candle
and
instead of wishing
be
thankful for all that I am
Happy Birthday!
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