Another Birthday
Another October approaches
The skies turn gray.
It's been over twelve years since I
Held her.
My daughter will be thirteen.
I rock my baby to sleep,
Smelling the shampoo in his hair,
Triggering deep, buried memories ~
Another baby, a cold hospital room
Stolen moments when she was simply mine.
My daughter will be thirteen.
My oldest son jumps on his bed,
Throws stuffed animals with abandon,
Collapses in a fit of giggles.
'For my birthday, I want a scooter!'
he declares, as I tuck him in.
My daughter will be thirteen.
In the back of the closet
In a small gray box sits a
Pair of diamond earrings that I received
When I turned thirteen.
I take them out, softly sing
Happy birthday and
Begin to cry.
My daughter is thirteen.
Published by Rachel Rosenthal
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