Birthdays

she said she doesn’t do birthdays anymore,
bypassing all the opportunities to demand
breakfast in bed, making everyone else
watch the latest episode of “24” even though no
one else knows the plot, petulantly demanding
that everyone follow her schedule for once.
on the other hand, maybe she is on to something.
maybe she just expects everyone to treat her
every day as if she is something special,
which she is.
Just like me.

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