Birthdays

It’s 23.06 pm and it’s the night before my birthday
My mother just went to bed
But I think I just felt my heart scatter
Into a million pieces

A few seconds ago
I heard her first sob
And that was when
My eyes started to water as well

I know who made her cry
Because he makes everyone
In my family crazy
By messing everything up all the time

And I remember a year ago
On my 16th birthday
He did not even try to call me
And just forgot he has a daughter

I also think about the pictures
My grandpa sent me
Of my first birthday ever
Where my dad looked so proud of me

It hurts so much that all I see
In those beautiful pictures
Has disappeared, for ever
The love, and the proud looks

He breaks all of us down
And he does not
Seem to care
About what he’s doing to people

It’s 23.34 pm and it’s still the night before my birthday
My mother has calmed down
But I don’t think she will sleep very well
Neither will I

Just another birthday gone to waste
Before it had even started properly
But when the sun comes up I will smile
And try not to think about everything we both think about at night

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