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Poem titled "Ugh, it's my birthday" by Angela Scott

4/15/2011

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Ugh, it's my birthday.
How did I get to this point,
this age between being young and elderly?
You would think that when reaching my 39th milestone of existence
I’d know a little something about life.
But I feel naïve to the world and its workings.
I know nothing.
Old enough to know better,
But not old enough to be considered wise.
Young enough to still kick up my heals,
But not young enough to be considered adorable

(that stage has come and gone).
If I live to be 78,

this birthday represents the halfway mark.
I’m almost done, folks.

And yet, I feel like I’ve just begun.
Birthday celebration?
More like life reflection.
Where do I want to be
Ten years from now?
Twenty?
What do I hope to accomplish?
What mark on the world will I leave?

Good, bad, ugly, or nonexistent.
Will I be any wiser
or will I still feel like the amateur that I am?

All I know, is that I have a young brain
in an ever aging, always ticking body.

So bring on the next 39 years, Life.
I'm ready to tackle you and experience your crazy
roller coaster ride of wonders.
I will accomplish great things or die trying.
That's a certainty.
So bring on the cake.
Bring on the ice cream.
Let's get this party started.

Because folks,
I still have a lot left to do.

11 Comments
Chris Kelworth link
4/16/2011 01:05:13 am

I know what you mean. I'm 35 on the calendar, but feel young at heart enough to be 28 at most, and it's getting annoying that my body doesn't look the part.

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Brianna Renshaw link
4/16/2011 01:53:41 am

Happy Birthday!
I enjoyed your poem and share many of the same sentiments :)

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Diana link
4/16/2011 02:48:08 am

Happy Birthday!!! Hope you have a great day. Love the poem.

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Becka (@StickyNoteStory) link
4/16/2011 03:24:04 am

Happy Birthday!

I always look at my birthday with joy, because it means I made it another year, and I'm (hopefully) a smarter, better person than I was last year. Congrats on making it through another year!

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Becka (@StickyNoteStory) link
4/16/2011 03:24:56 am

Happy Birthday!

I always look at my birthday with joy, because it means I made it another year, and I'm (hopefully) a smarter, better person than I was last year. Congrats on making it through another year!

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Joy link
4/16/2011 11:08:54 am

Lots of reality in here, Angela. Happy birthday!

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Nicole link
4/16/2011 01:20:56 pm

Happy Birthday! (a day late)
Beautiful Angela, and oh how I can relate. I'm turning 38 this year and I feel like I could have written that.

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Julia link
4/16/2011 09:56:17 pm

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Really cute poem... (and 39 is a great age, enjoy the ride! :)

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Jerri link
4/17/2011 01:12:30 am

Hope your birthday turned out great, and may you have a great year!

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baygirl32 link
4/17/2011 05:37:02 am

Happy Birthday!!

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Clay Morgan link
4/18/2011 02:30:17 am

Great birthday poem. I hope you had a great weekend. Our second halves hold all the productivity we set up in the first half. Go get it.

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