Today's My Birthday

A poem

Another year around the sun. It's my birthday. Once upon a time, I might have not been so enthused about sharing much about this day. But, I'm here with friends, and sharing personal stuff is kinda what I do here because there's no judgement, and so many of you have come to mean a lot to me. So, today, I turn 57.

Good Friday

1969

My history commenced

Son of a single mom

.

An early Spring baby

But many years

Rain or snow

Has dampened my day

.

Eighteenth birthday

Roads covered in ice

Mom and family

Still made it special

.

Thirtieth

Easter Sunday

In a year of

New beginnings

.

Nowadays

It's just a quiet celebration

Spent with my own

Little family

.

Today

I start my fifty seventh

Monthly family's men's brunch

Finish with a ballgame with my girl.

.

I've never been one

To celebrate myself

But despite everything

I choose to celebrate another day upright and breathing

.

Because I deserve to celebrate

With the ones

I love

The most

.

I'm proud of turning 57

I'm healthy

I have family and friends who love me

Without condition

.

Most

Important

I'm

Alive

.

Seriously, I don't need anything. Just being here and having a supportive community of fellow writers from all walks of life worldwide, I have all that I need.