My Dearest Michelle,

I want to wish you a Happy Birthday.  I wish more than anything I could be spending it with you, and even more so that you would want to share it with me.  I would have made you breakfast in bed, and done my best to give you a special weekend.  
I got you a card, and picked up a couple inexpensive outfits for Savannah.  The card does not say everything I want to say - I doubt one exists, and I don't have the space like I used to to make one for you.  I hope that changes in the near future.  I wanted to get you some clothes, but I don't know either of your sizes at present, so I just got her a few outfits, and a little toy.  Don't worry - there's not a sappy, sixteen page letter waiting for you in the card.  Just one sentence about how I feel for you.
I also got you and Savannah a gift card so you two could have some fun time together.  I know every day is pretty much magic with our little one, but I wanted to give you two something, and that is what I came up with, since she is too young to skydive.  I don't have a lot of cash, but I figured it would be better than a blouse or jewelry. 
And I want you to know that I'm sorry.  I'm sorry I am this age.  I wish I wasn't.  I don't feel my age, especially when I am with you and Savannah.  I"m sorry I don't excite you like I used to.  I'm sorry that you feel you have to push me away.  I always have forgiven you for everything, because to me, you have always been worth the struggle, worth whatever I had to go through in order to have such a woman in my life.  You are the woman of my dreams, and always will be.  I'm sorry for anything and everything that made me less in your eyes, if I ever had a real place at all.  I hope I did.  I'd like to believe that, for even a short time, I was special to you.
I hope you have a wonderful day today.  I hope you hold your daughter close and let her know she is loved.  I secretly hope you will stop by my work long enough to pick up your present, but I will do my best to get it to JoAnn's after work, because...reality.  I hope you were able to go skydiving again and that you will accept my gifts to you both.  I want to do more, and will keep trying my best.
Happy Birthday.  I miss you, and I love you.

Forever,
Your Michael