0 Happy Birthday

Today I will celebrate silently.
Today I will thank God for creating a miracle.
Today I will celebrate the beginning of my being.
I will go along as if it's a normal day.
I will cry behind closed doors.
I will smile bright in the sunlight.
Today I will celebrate my freedom.
Today I will embrace this new divide.
I will take back all the power that is mine.
I will grieve your disappearance for only a second.
I will inhale my strength.
Today is my day.
I will celebrate the circle of life.
Today I thank you; you showed that you were meant for me.
You were meant to conceive me but never to nurture me.
Today I thank God.
I will no longer be your shadow.
Today I realize I am better than you.
Today I wish you a happy birthday.

Jasmin M., 19