The Reunion

 

(Badaboom badabing

lets do this thing)

 

Meaningless chatter

Kodak smiles

Chick-like hugs

Lets linger

Awhile

 

Do you remember

              What became of

                              It’s been awhile since we

        Jimmy’s bald and fat now

 

(Badaboom badabing

Lets do this thing)

 

So you’re still living in

             Jan’s now working in

                            Whatever it takes to win

        What’s your secret to staying thin

 

Badaboom badabing

Can’t do this thing

        Badaboom badabing

       Can’t do this thing

 

(From out of nowhere a flat husky voice resonates the crowded room)

 

"I’ve been very depressed lately,

I’ve even considered suicide"

 

(Dead silence)

 

(Sympathetic looks, heads begin to turn… away)

 

Quietly, the white noise of meaningless chatter, slowly and thankfully, begins again. The drinks flow as empty bottles crowd the kitchen table. Children of classmates happily parade through the rooms dressed in their Halloween attire. A little early for Halloween but an autumn chill was definitely in the air.