My First Birthday Candle Was A Piece Of Cake by Philip Burton
1st birthday
Mum said blow!
Like so!
I said Bougie!
When I was 2
The blow that was blown
was not my own
but Gran’s
Aged 3 I pouted
too near
Mum spilt Dad’s beer
and the flames went out
At 4
they held me back
with a high-chair strap
My 5th was neat
and I sneezed out a flame
due to all the smoke
but they said I cheated
The 6th was tainted
by me holding my breath for absolutely far too long
right through to the end of the Happy Birthday song
when I fainted
By my 7th
as far as I was concerned?
candles could be left to burn
but, when Mum said Give it your best shot Mr Bougie
Yay!
I blew out the lot