Another Birthday
I should be marveled for reaching another birthday
Sadly I do not feel this way
It feels like there's too much responsibility
In this small facility
Too much for me to handle
Feel like a small dog, with big fears
Like a cocker spaniel
Feel younger as I grow older
Like a planet is on each shoulder
That's right, it got worse as I turned nineteen
Suddenly the world wants something from Richard Keen
I don't mean to be mean
It's just an inherited gene
Lord grant me a reprieve
So no longer I grieve
I've given it my all
When will I receive
Another birthday is what I don't need
Feeling unappreciated is a feeling I can't fake
Due to lack of a birthday cake
Getting older is a bee that I can't shake
I'm in the meat of my maturing years, I feel like steak
Sacrifices get made, but at what stake
Trying to keep promises for myself that I shouldn't have to make
Nineteenth birthday, how do I celebrate
With a party, methanol
Or alcohol
Not at all
I sit back and reminisce
My first job
My first kiss
My high school years
My first and last tears
I'm a man facing my fears
As they get near
We get older with each birthday
But it doesn't take the kid in me away
Mature faster, I wish I could
I would
But like everybody else, I'm in my 2nd childhood
I shudder to see what happens when I turn twenty
My worries will grow from a lot to plenty
But it's all good, because I embrace responsibility
To the best of my ability
Tackle obstacles
Fast agility
I'm the only man in this vicinity
Every year I reach, is matched with growing ambition
Lord grant me longevity, more life extension
50 years from today, hopefully I'm retired with a healthy pension
Relieve me of tension
Not yet focused on children
Because I'm looking for millions
Another birthday, I've reached one year older
My hormones are hot, heart turns colder
Figure out a safer way
To see another birthday
Copyright © Richard-Jamaal Keen | Year Posted 2010
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