Another Birthday - another step towards onlivion <br />Another phone call - all singing Happy Birthday out of tune! <br />Another batch of cards - Happy Birthday in big big letters <br />Another reminder - that we are losing all our faculties - fast. <br />Another cruel acknowledgement to Old father Time <br />Another day - another week - another year gone by. <br /> <br />Think back to renaissence - early years <br />Think back to very special celebrations <br />'John is ONE' Bell, book and candle <br />'John is FIVE' Scool cap and satchel <br />'John is TEN Pantalones grande! <br />'John is 21! Key of the door. <br /> <br />Why mark the passing of another futile year? <br />Why celebrate the passing of our latter days? <br />Why perpetuate the charade of crisps, cakes and candles? <br />Why support coonsumerism at its most exploitive? <br />Why invest in balloons which either burst or blow away? <br />Why celebrate this serendipidous, accidental day?<br /><br />John Knight<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/birthday-blues-5/
