a room
full of strangers
who know each other
much too well

a fight
occurred just
a minute ago

we wake up
and put on our masks
we get ready for the day
and pretend like
last night didn't happen

lately
I've forgotten
what a family feels like

my dad
tells my mother and me
to "*******"
on a daily basis

I don't understand
where we went wrong
but this is not
a family