It's a Day

It’s a day of joy; it’s a day of celebration; it’s a day of rejoicing and jubilation.
It’s a day of self gratification
It’s a day about you, and only you
It’s a day about maturing…after some good fun
It’s a day that will one day become a burden

But this day is more than that, because this day is full of nostalgia. Years have passed and memories have transpired. Growth has occurred: Physical, emotional, spiritual, emotional. Nothing is what it was. Nor will it ever be again.

It’s a day of looking back as well as forward – where to go?
It’s a day of realization – backwards isn’t an option.
It’s a day of introspection – Am I who I want to be?
It’s a day of congratulation – I’ve made it this far.

It may be a birthday, but there’s a lot more to this day. To say anything else would be painfully ignorant, like birthdays decades past. This day is about realization, despite all the realization. Cake is nice, but it won’t tell you much.

It’s a day to make wishes, and begin to make them come true. It’s a day to make everything I’ve desired come to pass, to be mine. It’s a day to blow out candles, so I can remember to be my own light. It’s a day to remember what I’ve gone through, so I know what I’ll go through.

Today, is my birthday.