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Happy Birthday (An ode to You)
It was a warm day in heaven
End of the week day seven
Month seven
Nineteen seventy seven
Glass of wine in hand
Red
God and his minions
Were having a discussion
About good times and potential threats
Known facts and old secrets
The believers and the spiritually challenged
"-What's the kid's name again?
Wesley?
-Yes the heathen to be"
Hardly fifteen months in
Already the seed of disbelief was rooted within him
Still
He had potential
And they liked him
Might prove a challenge to convince
But he seemed worthy of insistence
"-So what can we do to prove
Our undying love to W?
It has to be something intense
Deep
That will completely change his beliefs
A present that will serve as an emergency measure
And guarantee his loyalty to us
If he were to epitomize resistance
For too long
- I know
Let's bless him with... Vee..."
A decision was made...
Six hundred and eighty five sunrises later
You drew your first breath
I was three
My young senses missed it
Six thousand five hundred and seventy sunsets later
We finally met
Youth's foolishness clouded my mind
So i didn't get it
Fifteen winters later
The glass was broken
The emergency measure was triggered
And I suddenly became aware of you
I felt The Need...
Your first initial's anagram is Eve
Hardly a coincidence
How you complete me and we
Sometimes fuse at the ribs when we make love...
My scientific mind fails me
When thoughts of you pass through
Reality outage
I fantasize about giving you a place you can call home
I fantasize about worshipping you simply because you are here
Even spirituality is starting to make sense
Since you are undeniable proof...
I am privy to watching your greatness unfold
And privileged to accompany you
As you enter year thirty three
You are as beautiful as the poetry you inspire
It was a warm day in heaven
God and his minions were brainstorming
A decision was made
And I thank all of them
Happy Birthday Vee.
WRJ
