April 18

It’s my birthday:

I wake up early

Because of nerves

Or maybe

It’s just random.

It’s my birthday:

I unwrap two presents

A process

That is less hurried

Every year.

It’s my birthday:

I have a cold

Because birthdays

Are just another day

Not a

No-sickness

Guarantee.

It’s my birthday:

I wear the same clothes

I usually would,

Unlike

Everyone

Who wears dresses

To school

On their birthday.

It’s my birthday:

If we are a day older

Every day,

Why is

One day

special?