around the table

By M.S. Blues

every holiday season,

i always end up fascinated.

         i don’t know if it’s because of the food that decorates the two tables,

         —i’ve never seen that much—

         or if it’s because of the way the light causes the silverware to glare in my eye,

         —the lights never looked so bright—

maybe even it’s because of the smiles i see

—they never smiled so much before—

whatever it may be,

         every holiday season, i’m fascinated,

         when i look around the table.

M.S. Blues is a multiracial, queer, and versatile writer. Her work revolves around the darker pieces of humanity society tends to neglect. She has been published by The Trailblazer Review, Eber & Wein, Pa'lante!, Literal Impact, Teen Ink, Wingless Dreamer, Prismatica Magazine, The Insurgence Magazine, Pile Press, The Amazine, Iceblink Literary Magazine, The Looking Glass Review, and The Elysian Chronicles. She currently resides in the Bay Area, California, and serves as an editor to The Amazine.

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