Birthday Pen

I was always the one
who made surprises for others
Big bright '40' candles for my mother
when I was eleven
Walking down Oxford Street
pregnant and pushing a pram
at twenty one
'You must really love him'
they said and I did
Booking magicians
pizzas and pool parties
Bar Mitzvahs

So I was charting new territory
when you hot and colded me
to the Unknown Island
and I feel strangely moved