Jaha's (late) birthday poem

I found myself writing a poem for you for your birthday 

But then I ate it and it tasted like candy 

But today is not a rainy day yet I thought of you anyway 

Cotton candy made me think of Nikki Giovanni 

which brought me back to poetry 

which brought me full circle back to you 

Full circle of course made me think 

of the circle of life and 

our circles of friendships that intersected 

and brought us together 

circles also made me think of 

those small things that we swallow 

that make us feel better 

make the warm fuzzies have sharp edges 

and make the clouds dissipate 

And then I thought how much 

I love you 

for your courage 

your bravery 

your honesty 

your love 

all over the page 

all over the canvas

all over my life 

and so I thanked God for you 

as I sang happy birthday to you 

and ate the poem

that I began writing

you know,

 I think it had onions and peppers in it 

but surely that dollop of 

sweet

honey

mustard

was the clue

and I knew

it was for you!

Happy Birthday!

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