On this your 21st birthday

today is
your day
and
we
celebrate
all that
is you

we honor
the joy
you
bring to
us all

from the start
you were
different
and completely
the same

the perfect
reflection
of
your mother
and me

with a light
that is
goodness and love
that flows
between
the universe
and you

my only fear
is one day
that light
will die

and we
would have
to suffer
a life
without you

but that fear
is for
another
day
because
today
is your
day

for
now
and
forever

Happy Birthday
my son