CAKE CUTTING

CAKE CUTTING

I am waiting for you
to get here

hoping for you to
help me cut
the cake

no sign of any of you
your places empty
conspicuous
by your
absence

Michael
Murphy
Anand
Terry
Faith
Muriel
Gideon
Carlos
Roy
John
Raymond
Saskia

seventy three candles
twelve for each of
you

one for myself
wanted my  birthday to
be a fantastic
time for
all of us

forever
worth remembering