Every year, together, my parents light a candle on my birthday cake, giving thanks to their God for the blessings I’ve received. Then I close my eyes, make a wish, and blow out the candle with my own breath.
birthday cakes
one on top
of another
pushing me down
six feet under
birthday cakes
one on top
of another
pushing me down
six feet under
Haibun Today, Vol.,3
