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It’s your birthday today.

You never liked birthdays.
I always wanted to celebrate you.
Maybe that’s why we’re not here.

It’s your birthday today.
Last year, when the day ended,
I told myself.

Next year, I’d do better.
Next year, you’d feel safer.
I thought I could give you that.

It’s your birthday today.
I hope you’re kinder to yourself.
Or maybe I’m still pretending
I know what’s best for you.

It’s your birthday today,
and I still hope you heal.
The kind that makes you believe.
Or maybe I’m still arrogant
to think I ever knew enough of you.

It’s your birthday today.
May your life be long.
Your patience, your strength.
Your feelings.

The ones that make you laugh
like the world’s still worth it,
or the ones that push you
to do whatever it takes.

I really hope you find what’s yours.
And it finds you.

I hope nothing but the best,
for you.

Today is your birthday.

Happy birthday.

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