Natural Tendencies Poem by RIC BASTASA

on the first day
it is a welcome
that night there
will be lot of reminisces
lots of stories
of childhood
merry past rekindled
dinner is served
drinks are aplenty
the salads too titillating
to the tongue
the desserts
an overindulgence
of relative bonding
after years

on the third day
back to reality
people go to work
and you have to leave
the honeymoon is over
and now the
natural tendencies are
here
the door shall be locked
and your bags are
ready

goodbye is sad
but it is natural tendency
in fact
a necessity
dictated by the worst
of our times

the free meal is over
now you've got to work
in order to eat