Sunday, March 8, 2026

Golden Birthday

Back when nobody knew,
except you and me.
While my face was still new,
and all the possibilities that could be. 

A crowded room waited patiently,
my name smelling so sweet.
A searing silence burned in me
by twelve golden candles on a sheet.

Waiting to catch a secret, in a room I could never tell. 
“Blow them out!” you sharply said,
while knowing full well,
that my wish, was already dead.

Over the flickering of a flame,
where gold still drips and melts,
I released a quiet claim, 
“I wish I was someone else.”

Dissipating ribbons of smoke sealed a secret,
the aroma of time and my name too,
all taken with it. 
I was someone else already. 

Back when nobody knew,
except you and me.

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