Full belly. Warm fire.
Band playing in the background.
Thanksgiving to me.

Joint birthday party
Between my father and me.
Just the family.
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Drove to Florida
For a restaurant that served
Filipino food.
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We all pigged out on
Traditional food and cake.
Had food-to-go, too.

A video call
With siblings turned quite silly.
We played with Effects.

My brothers showed up
To take the family out
To eat for dinner.
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Ordered the po-boy
Which I had before. Still good.
Green beans side was bland.

After much delays,
Finally got my mother
To watch the movie.
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Though it's three hours long,
The loveletter to the fans
Didn't feel like it.

Day after wedding,
And some are still exhausted
From prep and party.

My brother's wedding
Is just a few days away.
There's so much prep work.

Mama's been binging
Romantic dramas on stream.
Over a month now.
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She used to just watch
English language only shows.
Glad she's expanded.

So this is the day
When two make themselves as one
For the law and God.
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Seven-year courtship
Between brother and his bride.
They’re high school sweethearts.
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The two had waited
For her to get her Master’s.
Walked. Jobs. Home. Marriage.

Food for Thanksgiving.
Prep started the night before.
Some cooked before dawn.
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Fried rice and bihon,
Sweet potato casserole,
Cooked before morning.
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Our Thanksgiving meal
Was lunch in the afternoon.
Too full for dinner.
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Lumpiang Shanghai,
Shrimp, deep-fried turkey and duck,
Fried asparagus.
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