aunt cara is here

mom's plastic smile

displays everything she wants to say

but doesn't dare

grandma's right there

come in, come in

how have you been

oh, i've been getting along

aunt cara's grin as fake as mom's own

neither have forgotten

what happened last year

i haven't either

but i guess grandma has

uncle warren's here too

dad's lips tighten

when uncle warren comes near

but he doesn't say anything

cause grandpa's right there

how are you doing

fine, fine

uncle warren chooses a seat across the room

dad is just fine with that

both of them remember 

what happened last year

i do too

but apparently grandpa doesn't

to an outsider

we look like the perfect family

having a good time, smiling and laughing

it's all faked

picture perfect, grandma says

the light flashes

the developed picture

is wrong, grandma says

the people at the store

somehow

put glares

between my relatives