Birthdays

To reconcile my helplessness
I accept a bouquet and hope to arrive
Flat quiet landscapes appear in dreams
I see petrol stations and rain and dessert
I see a dinner table immaculately set
Statues witness my naivety and sigh

I would really like to know where my sensitivity to a feeling falls on the spectrum of how sensitive everyone else is to a feeling, if I know I am not overreacting in comparison, I will be less concerned overall…