I blow out the candles for you <br />Before the wax drips down on the frosting <br />It’s your birthday today <br />And the ritual has begun again <br />I make the cake I set the streamers <br />And wrap your gift with a bow <br />All is ready for you here <br />But you never come home <br />You haven’t come home in years now <br />Because this isn’t your home anymore <br />But I can’t seem to let go <br />I can’t stop this charade <br />Because it’s all I know to do <br />It's all I have left of you <br />So I sing the song to the empty chair <br />And I blow out these candles <br />Wishing wishing wishing <br />And your still not here<br /><br />Joe Rivas<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/blow-out-the-candles-make-a-wish/
