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it may be my birthday, but this toasts for you.
For years now, I've never been a guy who enjoyed special days. Christmas? No thanks. New Years? Nah, it's all yours. Birthdays however, those I avoided like the plague. Because to celebrate is to remember; and I hadn't wanted to remember a thing since I was 15.
That's why the ocean comforts me, it's vast expanse a clear canvas - with not a single memory in sight. Yet some years ago now, I'd had another break in my voyage, in a city I'd never been fond of - and somehow, since then, I've found myself on land, more than out at sea; for many a reason.
Each one standing out in their own way.
But you
Sunshine, you burst in like the breath of fresh air I remembered from when we were 14. Yes,
remembered. We picked up from exactly where we'd left off; you the eternal optimist, me; finding a fault in every silver lining.
Our lives, were as in much disarray as when we met, but the foundation of our friendship - it had remained resolute and steadfast, even with more than 15 years since we'd last spoke. That friendship, however, has had a metamorphosis - but that ones' for another day. (smirks).
Before I knew it, you had me walking into weddings, stumbling out of christmas parties, celebrating special days like it was going out of fashion. And the craziest part? I don't know
when my disdain for celebrating somehow disappeared and when exactly I started to see them through your eyes.
So who was I to say no when you decided to throw
me a birthday party.
Just don't get used to it.. or do (winks)
Thank you
Sunshine, yes for this birthday - which I am humbled by, but most of all, for being
you. An endless source of light, that never gives up on shining into the shadows of my soul.
(Now, how about a spin on the
dance floor?)
Posted 7/29/2025, 6:00 AM