Second Edit: Pleasantries

[billy]

hi richard, a couple of thoughts. i take this as an adult party and then the sweet sickly line makes me do a retake, i'm still going with adult but either way the small ambiguity doesn't spoil it. who are the they? if you can show us we will ascertain the recipients age. i do enjoy how your brain was everywhere but your head. it's like the fight or flight thing i think

Pleasantries

Made them smile on her birthday,
some stupid joke that isn't me.
Small talk saturated the conversation.
They always said drowning was peaceful,
but my brain desperately fired: i like the thought behind this and the above line. been there done that.
unresponsive hands continued to
grasp plastic fork and knife,
stationary feet felt it would be rude to leave, sometimes our brains are in other parts of our bodies.
sickly sweet cake slid down good [S's]
coffee stained esophagus.