I imagine ...
In some houses
Dining room tables may exist.
"They go with the decor"
"It's the centerpiece of the house"
Yet have never felt a plate of food nor a resting elbow.
In other houses
It's been ages since
The table has seen the sunlight
Or any light for that matter
Our hand me down
Has witnessed generations
Dining room tables
for me
Hold Memories
Mother's letters -read and answered
Patterns pinned
Meaty trophies cut into steaks
Grandma Curly getting a perm
(Grandma Curly getting curlier)
Hands upon hands of card games
Family meals
Cousins! Aunts! Uncles! Gather round the turkey
Homework
And doodling ... whilst eavesdropping (on adult conversations)
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