Birthdays.

It's another year,

You're older by 365 days,

That's cool, it's pretty clear,

But no need to go to parties or plays.

A small gathering, invite a few guests,

Guardians insist on getting prepared,

Everyone showed up, looking their bests,

But at the end of the night, what you wore, no one cared.

Let's go to the city on this special day,

Go and get some Italian maybe?

Come on, get up, what do you say?

I say, let me stay home and relax like a big baby.

In my opinion, birthdays are overrated,

I'm just sharing my opinion, don't get mad,

And for the reasons I have just stated,

My birthday isn't coming soon, and boy, am I glad.

What I don't understand is gift giving,

I mean, I know it's your day in the spotlight,

But your gift should be that for another year you're living,

Okay, that just got deep, we'll move on, alright?

Party hats,

Why are they in the shape of a cone?

And why have patterns of hearts or cats?

To whoever came up with the idea, I'm mind-blown.

When did the tradition of eating cake start?

And how, may I ask?

Why not eat a pie or tart?

It's not that hard of a task.

Now, here's the question of the night,

Why do most people go out?

I don't understand it in the slight,

So someone, please tell me what it's all about.

Overall, this is an opinion, not a fact,

A mere thought of mine,

Now for something I believe this poem lacked,

A toast to birthdays, so raise your wine.

Reviews

[¿]

I found your captivating thoughtful poem on a special day of mine....tis my elder brother's birthday!
And he does thinks bit like you here...no need to show off a posh party
When family can have a warm get togather on that special day....thanks for sharing this and for that mouth watering luscious cake!!😋

[Gee]

Hi Cala, good thoughts but a little bit higgledy piggledy with regards to the flow. We all have different ways of rhyming, me, I either syllable count or read it aloud tapping out a beat. Might not work for all though.
Keep at it because the more you write the better you'll get :))))

[Wild Rose]

Stopped counting the years
They keep counting them for me
No party hats
Pressies I didn't expect

Eating cake we do that

[JSAECH]

I enjoyed your poem quite a bit. I like the questions and skepticism about the day in general. Nice poem.

[CLR9]

My favorite part about birthdays is when folks get their faces shoved in cake. America's Funniest Home videos, eat your heart out, am i wryte?

[Connor Veenstra]

The flow can sometimes be a bit wonky. You're stretching the amount of syllables you can get into each line. Remember that poetry is about rhythm, meaning that you have to keep a consistent syllabic beat. If one line has 9 syllables the line its rhyming with should also have 9 syllables or very close to it.