Ode to February

It fell short of expectations
Perched amongst peers
In a highly inconspicuous place
Every four years it leaps
Reaches out in vain
Catch up, it can't
Tired, it rests
Performing a vital but undistinguished role
Waiting for yet another time

Tied to the cosmic order like
None of its peers
It's unique
It's persistent
It's a reminder of a nuanced reality
It's everything some of us aspire to be
Live, do, have a deeper meaning, persist
It's February - the month of my birth
I embrace what it represents.

Vijay