Because I'm Five.....

When I was little I loved my birthday

I loved having cake squished in between my fingers

Also eating all the brownies before company came

Playing party games with my friends

The presents well they were a nice bonus

I’m five

I woke up to a sweet sugary smell

The morning light slowly hit my face

I stretched my arms and sat up

My mom sat on the edge of my bed

The box wrapped in yellow ribbon with a matching bow

‘Happy birthday,’ my mom whispered, ‘open it.’

I saw a yellow poke-a-dot dress

Because I’m five I wanted to put it on by myself

but I had to call mommy in to button up the back

As the day went on I got a phone call from my dad

because I’m five he sang in an opera voice which made me laugh

Time for my friends to come

I’m five so we painted and played games

Before everyone left we had ice cream

And ate the new batch of brownies my mom made

We all had such a great time and we were all tired

At the end of the day my mom placed me in my “big girl bed”

‘Happy birthday sweet heart, I love you’

I started dreaming about when I would be six

Because I’m five