birthdays

birthdays
come and go
faster now,
the candles
can't keep
up and a
fire extinguisher
is kept nearby
just in case
the place goes
up in flames
from so many
stuck into
the icing.
some like
the big celebration,
with everyone
they ever knew
in attendance,
they like
the birthday week,
or month, the
single day won't
do and others,
like me, just
need a nice
slice of cake
a kiss or two or
three, having
all the things
they ever really
want or need.