happy birthday (this isn't about you)

so i stood by the lightning wind and rose
and the gulls picked me up
while the doves all sang songs
with their olive branches tucked in their beaks
we made small talk and watched as the lightning struck.
give me up to the lions
to feed their young
for the howling is growing, it's laughter and fun
and the moment is coming you're going away
you're leaving
and i never knew you,
and yet you laughed and you sighed and you smiled a lot.
i wish we'd done this earlier.