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Collateral Damage

A poem on your 30th birthday.

(2019)


It seems like only yesterday

And yet, it was so quickly taken away

I remember the first time meeting you

But then we were denied that too


So young when we first met

Still, it seems impossible to forget

A friendship that should have been

Were forgotten in between


Our friendship, suddenly abandoned

from a path that was predetermined

by a romantic entanglement, mismanaged

and we remain, victims of collateral damage


We both went our separate ways

But oh how I miss those days

Even though the past was daunted

We grew up to be exactly what we wanted


Life has taken some dark twists and turns

And yet we survived all of that without a burn

We grew up to be strong, independent women, despite

what our circumstances thought we might.


Today you are turning thirty years old

And there is something you must be told

You are strong and you are fierce

You are more than you will ever know my dear


Keep on giving and never forget

That we must live without any regret

Many years are still to come

Your work in this world is not yet done


My wish for you is simple and it is pure

I hope that pain is something you rarely endure

May love enter your life and never leave

May God always put your weary heart at ease


Never look back, reminiscing over yesterday

But I pray that hope and joy fill each bright new day.


Happy Birthday!



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