Writing Prompt

Happy birthday!

I love you so much.

I hope you have a great day,

And a great year,

And a great life.

I’m so glad that whatever’s happened between us,

Whatever we’ve been through,

I get to celebrate with you today.

And I hope we get to celebrate together for many more birthdays.

But for now,

I’m happy with this one.

Happy birthday❤️...

I used to

Love presents,

Cake,

Parties,

Fun

I used to

Crave it all

Now at 17,

Presents have become

Too extra

Decorating has become

Too pretty

Too draining

Cake has become

Too sweet

But birthdays

Still have my heart

Because I celebrate knowing

The love

That I get

From you every day

Is worth life

This is to you

And to everyone else

Who has given me

A reason to celebrate

Today

Today wou...

Mourning tears

Black clothing

An open casket

It’s a funeral

They tend to bring

people together

or tear them apart

I’ve seen so many

family members

that don’t ever

make it here

unless there is a

wedding or a funeral

It’s a funeral

But also my birthday

I’m not complaining

I know I can celebrate

another day

It’s just sad

It’s a funeral...

She awaited the day

A special one it was

expecting the magic

To blow a candle

To age and feel life

Perhaps closer..

To the deathbed

Nevertheless, the hope

And the gratitude

Of being alive

To see the sky, the birds

To smell the fresh air

It was worth it

To move on

To remember

The past hurdles

It was not in vain

Gratitude filled her heart

Tomorrow was the day

The day to remember

A special 18th

...

happy birthday to me, i guess

i’ve never celebrated, it doesn’t fit my parents faith, and maybe that’s why it feels so odd to have it recognized

8 days ago i turned 17 and it was terrifying

to know i will never be 16 again

to know i have one year left as a child

to know soon i will have no choice but to make my position on religion clear to my parents, or else live a lie until the day i die

i ...

Warning: cursing

“Happy Birthday”

they sing as you awkwardly stare at your cake.

“Happy Birthday”

they text after not talking for a year.

“Happy Birthday”

they whisper to you at midnight when they really mean it.

We spend our days looking towards this one day

for better or for worse

we stare off into it’s sky

and see the clarity of sunsets and night skys.

we never saw those before...

A baby is born, a life shines.

Cute and little, warms my heart.

Not given you a name yet,

but wish you a happy birthday!

Your childhood brings so many happiness,

We love you so much, cheer for you always.

Because of you,

The family feels joyful and special.

Wish you to be happy and healthy!

Teenage life you give us many troubles,

Support you, care about you…

we believe,

You will find your true s...

“Happy birthday dear Penelope”

“Happy birthday to you!”

The only thing more akward than being sung happy birthday

Is when it’s not your birthday

Mom wanted desert,

But didn’t want to pay

So here I am,

Red as a tomato

At mom’s favorite place for Alfredo

I think I’ll sink into a personal hole

And pluck the hair from the waitress’s mole...

thanks for coming

i say to all my birthday party guests

but little do they know

I HATE THEM

my mom made me invite

kathy

i hate kathy the most

she’s one of those people

who still wears clothes from the kids section

in target at age 15

i hate kathy

but i also hate larry

larry is my secand cousin twice removed

he is pretty dumb

okay bye...

I found a way

To ignore the day

The day where we

Ponder about the future

And what we’ll get out

Of this situation about

Love and betrayal

Depression and obsession

And it’ll feel like burnout

And it’s all about

One year closer

To work and bills

And one year closer

To no closure

Got to adapt to the world

Instead of that one girl...