on your twenty second year of life [may 1st 2020]

welcome to another glorious year of your life,
one that i hope brings you your aladdin wishes.
but not ours.
we closed in october, at the capitol.
and i was sorrowful for truly the first time, in a while,
it stung. a lot.
but it grew on me,
like the moss that has grown on the memories of the people i left behind.
so let's not disturb this newly found peace of ours,
evoking our misplaced and half-hearted thoughts.
because it's taken me so long to get here.
to find peace once more in forging a life without you.
you are no longer my favourite staple,
but i'll always be the one that roots for you the most.