i am just a paranoid person
those who love me told me that 40 times
41....
42....
i hate family reunions
my mother isn't my mother at these
my mother is a part of her family
one of them
her sensitivity is turned off
ignorance turned on
she has lots of masks in her drawer
𝘫𝘰𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘢
𝘫𝘰𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘢
𝘫𝘰𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘢!
𝘫𝘰𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘢 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘮 𝘥𝘶𝘯!
i turn my head
yes?
come meet mrs. joseph, a family friend, aunt susie says with an eyeroll
which i can sense
my stomach does a flip
no not right now
i cannot do this right now
please...
my legs move while my eyes are closed
i am not in control
i make it to my destination
deep breath
mrs. joseph's golden blonde hair blinds my eyes
𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦.
hello joshua, i'm denise but, call me mrs. joseph, she says with a warm smile
her eyes are cold
her mind must be a tornado
i look over to her right and there stands a boy
he doesn't look at anyone
he's trapped in his mind
joshua say hello, not my mother says annoyed
hello, i say not taking my eyes off of him
he is tall, slender, and slouchy.
his brown eyes scan the floor
his long fingers gently graze his buzzed hair while
his other hand stays in his pockets
oh, you know tyler?, mrs. joseph says
i shake my head
you two will get along just fine, you boys need your man friends
he finally looks up
he stares right at me
his chocolate eyes burn through my soul
hello, he says
a lullaby filled my ears
now, you guys run along now. go play football or something, not my mother says
we head upstairs
𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘫𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘱𝘩
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