Open Season For Babyishness

Sharpness of sarcastic wit Swiftness of tongue, closed mind, Alienate family before you are done Angry social media posts, throwing skeletons out of closets Hostility seen months before holiday gatherings, Back and forth missives that are not kind Mouth and pen untethered, open season for babyishness Flippant, remarks, rifts in the family, Politics and religion, keeping you vastly apart. Grandma’s funeral, guilt sets in, anger gone now You all come together, hugging some, shunning others Family never the same, thanks to ridiculous babyishness