Birthday Poem

Instead of counting annually every passing year,

Think about your blessings you have on your birthday here.

Consider special people who love you, and who care,

And others who’ve enriched your life just by being there.

Think about the memories passing years can never mar,

Experiences great and small that have made you who you are.

Another year is a happy gift so do delight to say,

I have many great blessings each and every single day.

Now that this poem is written and I am still awake,

Where the heck is that chocolate flavoured cake?!

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I wrote this poem for my friend Qudsiyah. I placed the poem in her card and gave her a gift on her birthday. I was expecting a chocolate cake(she knows my devotion to chocolate) and you know what? She brought chocolate instead! Not cake, but chocolate. As in real milk chocolate bars. I didn't know whether to be happy or disappointed. On one hand I had by intense love for chocolate. On the other, she should have brought a cake to go along with my poem even though she didn't know about it. But seeing as I got three bars (exclusive as I was the best friend), I decided to be kind and be happy for that. I know, I'm such a kind person! Actually when I think of it, I got four...