One meaningless statement
was blown out of proportion;
a hot air balloon ascended
because of exaggerated misconceptions.
A feud was fueled
like all the times before;
a rival rose in the room
but our mediator was gone.
All the family
scattered like ash,
and no one to fan
the flame of unity.
The cynical part of me
weighed againt with
my trusting side,
never knowing which
will tip the scales.
I wanted to believe that
you could not be so shallow,
but I drown in your materialism.
There is no remedy for this family;
it was injected years ago,
and you let the disease fester.