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Submitted to Contest #22
Routinely a smile falls into place as I make my way through the house and toward the back patio to mingle. Though the smile isn’t present for my own account. It’s a mask for the passing faces of my friends and family gathered around my home to bring in the New Year. A false statement, like many resolutions made at this time of year tend to end as. I’m submerged in a sea of happy faces, washed over with waves of their genuine laughter and splashed with the musical clinks of crystal glassware. And yet, as usual, around this time I start ...
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