Ordinary day

Today is just another
Ordinary day

But somewhere
A man is dying
Takes his final breath
His family around him
Crying

A child sits next to her puppy
Her hand on its head
It rests against her
She smiles
Hums her favourite song

A flower blooms
Bright and yellow
The flower of the sun
A butterfly flits around it
Flies away

Two friends part ways
After years of living as
One being
The one doing the leaving
Looks back one final time and waves

He looks at her
Her skin is rosier than...
Her eyes have a certain sparkle missing from...
He chooses between
The woman he loves and the one he lusts after

He looks at the boy across the room
Looks away as soon as their eyes meet
Blushes at being caught
Takes a chance, looks at that boy again
Their eyes lock, hearts fuse together

She hears the door open
And then close
Feels his body next to hers
Looks into his deep brown eyes
Knows it's over

And somewhere
You smile as she lights the candles
Stuck on the cake she made
As she sings happy birthday
Just you and her

And somewhere
I remember
As I do year after year
That today is anything but an
Ordinary day