Cake

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My birthday

A day of the year I both wait for
And wish would never come.

I keep myself going with dreams of freedom
But I am still behind bars of broken cages

One after another
But how selfish am I
For wanting another birthday
And leaving my siblings here

How selfish am I
To not want my birthday to come another year
Because I never thought I would make it to 16

That 9 year old didn't want another birthday.
But here we are

Burning my skin with wax
Watching the candles burn
Lost in its dance

Until in a swift they are gone,
And I'm left staring at my birthday cake

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