Broken Dinner

This time of family bonding
Has only bonded more deceit
shouts heard from each chair
Penetrate the thick tense air

As a family gathered to feast
Quickly turns in to interrogation
Accusations made but never proven
Funny how quick appetites can ruin

The table gets cleared and all is forgotten
Everyone returns to their former post
But pointless words cut deep like the broken plate
Thrown on the ground in frustration and pain

Memories made are left dead at the table
As the idea of family dinner becomes a fable