No one said happy birthday to me

by Chelsey Lynn
I woke up this sunny morning
So excited and ablaze
Quietly sneaking down the stairs
Preparing to hear a “Happy Birthday!”

But every piece a furniture in my house
Sits stiff and still
I start to feel less excited
I start to feel less thrilled

I see my dad sleeping on the couch
With still his coffee in his hand
By the look on his tiresome face
I knew no surprise was planned

I walk into the kitchen
Mama was knocked out on the floor
Had whiskey and beer bottles around her
So much for not drinking anymore

I went back up the stairs to my sister’s room
Where her and her man lay
They were making out in her bed
And all this time I really thought he was gay

So I peak my head in my brother’s room
Smoke filled his disgusting room
I didn’t even remind him it was my birthday
I just tossed him body spray and a broom

I crawled back in my bed in my room
Wishing to get a call from a friend
I prayed to the good lord above
Could he please let me wake up again?

Am I not loved by my family?
For them to say two words to me
I mean its only two simple words
I’m not asking them to say three

I go on through out the day
My family to cracked up to be nice
I hope my mom and dad get arrested
And I hope my brother and sister get head lice

I make them cards and presents for their birthdays
That gets thrown away that same night
But they can’t even wish me a happy day
Without putting up a fight

I’m only turning fourteen
And I’d rather give up on life
No kids for my future
No becoming a wife

No one cares about me
I don’t want a birthday no more
It sucks no one said “happy birthday”
I just thought that’s what family was for