This is a poem I wrote back when I was in high school. I hope it makes you think about any life-altering decisions you may one day make...



The Birthday

Today is my birthday
And just like every year
My mother came to visit me
A meeting I hold dear

She brought along a present
Only a single rose
A gift of pure love
That only a mother knows

Her voice was soft and kind
Recalling birthdays past
Wondering how her little girl
Grew up way too fast

She remembered every birthday
Good, bad and in between
And neither of us could forget
The day I turned eighteen

My friends threw me a party
No parents were allowed
It was my first birthday
Without mom in the crowd

Everyone was drinking
And I thought it was cool
Since the party was for me
I couldn't play the fool

So I began to drink too
Until it was time to go home
Looking back now, I know
I should have picked up the phone

I didn't call my mom that night
Too scared of what she'd see
Instead, I stumbled to my car
Got in and turned the key

I saw the hurt on mother's face
As she recalled that night
But she said that she forgives me
Although I wasn't right

Today is my birthday
And to show her love for me
My mother brought a flower
And just her company

But as the tears formed in her eyes
I knew I was to blame
As she laid the rose by the tombstone
Underneath my name

wow - powerful

oh my that is so touching, I hope all the teenagers out there see this one way or another. it may change some minds about that first drink.

very powerful

thank you

Ohhh, so sad, but so beautiful