Ode to my Birthday (next week or so)
20 years ago today I turned 16.
20 years ago today I couldn't get a license.
20 years ago today I could not become a man.
20 years ago today I had no plan.
20 years ago today I had no light.
Today I turn 36.
Today I do not need a license.
Today I know I'm a man.
Today I have hope.
Today I know the light.