From the bottom of my heart

karaoke

Oh how joyous the occasion is!

We sat in three rows, facing

the telly that is connected 

to the sleek red laptop. Words

appeared on the screen, cuing us 

to begin again, nudging someone 

to start the ball rolling (or start singing

the first line then everyone else would join).

You sat in the middle of it all, you- 

the funny faces, the exaggerated singing 

and the bag of laughter- rallying everyone

else to smile along with you. 

Oh it's 10pm! Time

to go home. We packed

up and left. The walk 

home was quiet, no

conversations to fill

the spaces between 

the rest of us. I wished 

you were there.