Birthdays.
Once a year reminders of mortality.
Dreams lost. Opportunities past.
Forgotten pleasures. Past pain.
Everyday things gone forever. Sitting cross legged and standing without effort. Running without pause, heart rate steady. Brown hair. Spring in the step.
Innocence denied.
First kill
Burden of memories.
Nightmares.
Tears streaming down faces of ghosts, each turning as they pass. Accusing. Asking. Screaming. Always watching.
Waking at night
Birthdays
Days filled with memories. No celebrations. No candles. No cheering. No parades.
No reason to be happy.
Birthdays.
A day to stop and remember.
To try not to remember.
To forget.
To ask forgiveness