welcome to thanksgiving
lets sit around the table
and pretend we don't know that your not about to
E L O P E
the marriage that you've had for seven years
and lets pretend your not about to blame it on
M E

welcome to thanksgiving
lets sit around the table
and pretend we arent trying to ignore the ever growing
A N X I E T Y
that has been banging in my chest
and lets not talk about the trauma i hide
U N D E R N E A T H

welcome to thanksgiving
lets sit around the table
and pretend that we are all so overly
H A P P Y
as we eat food to avoid the conversation
and lets not talk about the people who have caused us
P A I N

but i promise i will sit around your table
and play nice and be a part of this
F A M I L Y