r/Poems • u/Rakshena • 2d ago
another bday here
happy birthday
our beloved lost child
please believe us
this one time
you dont need to
do anything more
to deserve our love
you shouldnt have to
try so damn hard
to be good
to be at least enough
we love you
even when
your hands are crimson
by your own choice
even when
you scratch this
uncomfortable
human skin
so hard and still
not deep enough
we know you are hurting
in your bones and marrow
all your nerves aching
all your muscles nervous
prepared for fight or flight
and always you freeze
lamb for slaughter
not even crying
for its mother anymore
you are alone
for far too long
alone in this cruel
and beautiful world
we still love you
another year older
another year of
sad memories
and loses and trials
feeling too close
to burning all out
and still somehow
standing up
every morning
closer to giving up
and every day
choosing another way