where do we go
to get stoned at some party
sleep with accidental strangers
write bad songs. sad songs
we betray our friends
we make big mistakes
kiss the wrong girls
neck deep in sex
we think sick thoughts and
drive home drunk
a head overflowing with
self destruction, and
burn the frame of the car window with
cigarette butts by accident
the car dad paid for

then we sit at the table with mother and father
our green peas and asparagus
macaroni and cheese
pork barbecue that has been simmering all day long
mashed potatoes
that came from a box
but still cooked with love
we talk
or we don't talk
and we eat
like none of it ever happened