Day of Birth

Tomorrow tiptoes in with the dawn

Anticipation holds hands with dread

The day you came into the world

A thirty-ninth day of birth you never met

There is no cake this year

But still you hold my heart

I bought my gift to give to you

Of myself, just a part

The candlelight is shining

Though it might be a tear in my eye

The light illuminates your face

Forever frozen now in time

And the pain, it is nearly unbearable

To know I have to celebrate this day

Without you here beside me

But it is a cost that I will pay

To keep you alive and smiling

To know you’ll save the day

To know though the shadows stretches before me

That you will not fade away

The gift, it is a picture

Of your proud, beautiful profile against the sky

A sky so blue and full of promise

Promise that we’d never have to say goodbye

It is a little lie that comforts me

It keeps me safe at night

To hold onto hope long after it withers

To hold onto day long after darkness claims the light

Today came in on mist and whispers

Old memories play in my head

Memories of that day of yours

Another day of birth you never met

Even without you here to hold my hand

And blow out candles bright and strong

I will celebrate the years we did have

I will celebrate you right where you belong

For all those days before

The thirty eight that came first

Here I am today with my memories

To celebrate your day of birth