About Birthday Parties Poem by Kyle Schlicher

i've been to
three
birthday parties
in
my
lifetime

i've helped a friend or two
celebrate
their birthday
at a local bar.

but,
i, myself
have
never
had
a
birthday party.

i consider
my
birthday
to be a day
of
private contemplation
not
to be shared
with
anyone
other than
myself

i don't decry
the
birthday party.

it's just that
i prefer
to
be
mostly alone
on that
one
particular day.

so,
go ahead
celebrate
your
birthday
in grand fashion!

hell,
i'll
even
wish you
a
happy birthday.


(4-12-2016)