Another Birthday

Another Birthday

I used to be so excited

the day of my birthday,

be excited to see

what gifts i got,

to get attention

and love from everyone

Somewhere along the way

i lost that spark

Happy excited birthdays

turned into just wanting

the day to be over

Blowing the candle

and wishing for a big toy

turned into wishing

the day would end quickly

So what changed?

How can one go

from loving that date

To despising it

Somewhere along the way

that little happy girl

turned into a shell

of herself

Completely losing herself

so deeply without knowing why

or even how

Some days i wish

i could just come back

To times where it used to be easy

Times where i could be carefree

where i could just laugh easily

no expectations

no pressure

Back to that world

Kid’s live in

where parents sheer them

from the dark world we live in

But that’s not an option

So i just bear

Push myself through the day

hope next year i’ll go by quicker