I turned 18 yesterday,
but I feel no different today.
The excitement and grandeur,
have all disappeared.
The presents lay in their unwrapped,
naked boxes,
and the cake is no longer pristine and gorgeous.
Topics for conversations have moved on,
and I am forgotten.
I must wait for another year,
to celebrate this time again.
But it will be different then,
just like it is every year.
In a few months will be graduation,
Then send off for college.
And after that,
I'll be so far away...
Who will celebrate with me,
When I'm so very far away?