The Social UnEvent

Introductions made, jokes cracked, stories shared, small talk forced,

Colorful food platters, heavy wine, warmly lit house, layered cacophany,

Exchange this hug, reciprocate that side kiss, bump our elbows, hob those nobs.

Effortful endeavors extend their hand in partnership with excess,

Expectations hold the spirit in ransom for a sum larger than its parts,

Habituation rolls novelty over the cliff to its mundane death.