avoiding the nice things

I wonder if

when all of this is over

I'll regret

that I didn't go

to more birthday parties.

Maybe

that's all you need

in life.

A special occasion

to be surrounded

by friends

and friends of friends

and strangers.

Maybe

you just need

to eat cake

from time to time.

Maybe

I'll regret

rejecting these invitations.

But not right now.