Happy Birthday!

They sing

Delicious cake

The candles lit

Only now my wish

It’s been a great day

So many gifts

Eaten so much cake

Laughter

The flames flicker

They cheer

I wish this moment could last

Forever

I dig in

Slice by slice

Till it’s all gone

The plate empty

Happy Birthday!

They sing…

Another cake

The candles lit

I dig in

Slice by slice

Till it’s all gone

The plate empty

No more!

I can’t!

Happy Birthday!

They sing…

Another cake

The candles lit

I dig in

Why did I make that wish?

LLK.

__________ I don’t now if this is really that scary, but I was going for a psychological kind of horror, that warns you to be careful with what you wish for on your birthday, as here wishing to relive the joy of a birthday is sinisterly twisted into having to repeat that exact moment over and over, stuck eating cake unwillingly and being sung happy birthday on repeat. Some kind of insanity.