By darwin
Date: 2006 Aug 04
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a birthday gift

i was born 28 years ago today.  and it was that very moment that set in motion the events that would lead to you and i.  and as much as i sometimes wish i was sad and lonely, that my heart was still broken so i can inspire words and writing, i can't.  all i can tell you is that in these 28 years i have more joy with you than at any other moment of my life.  sometimes i wish i could hang onto that old bitterness and anger that was a part of me.  but with you i found trust, and i found a heart that just held me.  that opened up and let me in, that found a way to let me know that everything is ok.  that even without you, it would be ok.  and i can't tell you what a great gift that is.  the ability to be free, free from myself and from the past that haunted me for so long.  shakespeare said brevity is the soul of wit, and i guess this is going to be short and sweet.  because you are the best birthday present that i will want year after year.