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Jan 21
poetry
Treblemaker

A quiet midnight celebration

I am 19 years old today.
Crazy.
I'm a bit nostalgic because woahh, I'm old.
And there's a twinge of sadness because 
COVID has prevented the gathering settings
that I love.
But,
it's okay.
Because I'm here.
I'm still here.
Still living,
breathing,
laughing,
loving,
appreciating 
gratuitously welcoming
every scrape and bruise
and tear and fear
and heart palpitation
and breath sounds –
because
I am alive. 
Still.
I made it a whole year.
A full rotation.
And I should simply be grateful
because not many people can
say this with as much gratitude
and love, and pride, and courage, and inner strength.
Some can't say it at all.
And I can.
And I will say it.
I'm so happy to be living right now.
I haven't found my purpose
But I'm not purpose-less.
And I am here and contributing to Earth
and Sky
and Man
and Me.
God, what a wonderful midnight it is.
A midnight of change, of same-ness, of ultimate celebration.
Happy birthday to me. 
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Posted: 01.21.22
About the Author: Treblemaker
"If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." - Toni Morrison
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  1. [email protected]
    Jan 21, 2022

    Happy Birthday, Treblemaker, from all of us at YWP!

    YWP Executive Director
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  1. Stargirl
    Jan 21, 2022

    Happy Birthday my friend! Wishing you the happiest year ever :))

    ( I think I made you up inside my head )

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  1. DewDrop27
    Jan 21, 2022

    Happy Birthday!! This is a wonderful poem you wrote! :)

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  1. GreyBean
    Jan 21, 2022

    Happy Birthday!!!

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  1. The Lone Cat
    Jan 21, 2022

    Happy birthday!! ヽ(^ ◇ ^*)/

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  1. Treblemaker
    Jan 21, 2022

    Thank you all sm <3

    "If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." - Toni Morrison

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  1. thegreenone
    Feb 07, 2022

    WHAT?! YOUR OLDER THAN ME?! I'm actually so mad and because of this fact, it's hard for me to like this poem >:(

    no way a male poet?! yes way

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