#557 Happy Birthday- Toni Cade Bambara
It’s Ollie’s birthday. She woke up early and excited, but
there was nobody there or awake or sober enough to remember. She takes a trip
around the neighborhood but she cat even get anyone to talk to her, the big
boys are even too lazy to make fun of her.
“You should never have a birthday in the summertime...cause
nobody’s around to wish you happy birthday or throw you a party.”
“Everyone was either at camp or at work or was sleeping like
the boys on the roof or dead or just plain gone off.”
Poor Ollie! Happy Birthday.
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