lit a single candle for myself
and placed it deadcenter of a day-old cupcake
wrote "Happy birthday, darling;
we love you very, very, very much"
on a piece of notebook paper
and left it on the table for you to find
because I know that you forgot... again
and sixteen don't mean shit
when you're one of five
but I kind of hope
that you'll feel bad anyway
Author notes
This didn't happen to me, but I thought it'd be a pretty badass thing to do if it had. I actually wish my parents had forgotten my 16th Birthday. It wasn't worth writing about at all.
A contest entry
- A Sweet Sixteen by TripleGoddess.
740 points, ended December 22, 2006, 12 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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There is a dark and macabre sense of humor in this one that stems from the acerbic wittiness resulting from a sad situation~~good job
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Wow
This is equally as incredible as the last one. I love your poetry, really. This is such a sad poem, and I'm very glad this didn't really happen to you. I would probably cry.
Again, an amazing write.
Peace and love
-----Connor
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This is so sad. I'd hate to have my birthday forgotten by my parents (I'm assuming that's who forgot). I'm an only child, so it isn't really a problem when it comes to be. But even if my best friend who I've known for a really long time forgot, I'd be upset.
But I also like how you have the little bit of "revenge" with the cupcake. It gives this story a twist. Thanks for entering my contest.
Blessings, Skye.
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