Reunion by Christopher Hivner

Rupak Agarwal
5 hours ago
1 min read

Some were smiling

in the picture,

a few looked tired,

five former friends

at a party,

none knowing the others

would be there,

a forced congregation

at the

‘everybody smile’ altar.

Behind them,

balloons

reached for the ceiling,

searching for escape

from the room

with no oxygen.

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