I recall my first birthday, I think <br />A million years ago <br />I know I need a real stiff drink <br />My time is running low <br /> <br />I haven't figured out <br />How birthdays know to show-up <br />Each year they're most devout <br />In forcing us to grow up <br /> <br />Birthdays are so functional <br />They make childhood disappear <br />Birthdays are so punctual <br />Appearing every year <br /> <br />I'm in my second childhood now <br />So, more birthdays I can use <br />I won't complain, since they'll allow <br />More life, which I enthuse<br /><br />Stanley Cooper<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/birthdays-8/
