Evening War Council

Six-thirty text said, “Who's still in?” Seven said yes—I expected three of

them Eight-oh-five and the door swung wide One walked in with four

more right behind Nobody canceled,

nobody bailed Nobody sent that “long day” tale Pulled two chairs,

then we needed four Somebody yelled,

“Yo, there's two more at the door!”

Move that table

Grab that chair

Wait—is everybody fucking here?

Count 'em once

Count again—

Somehow everybody made it ( EVERYBODY'S HERE!) Whole damn table getting longer

by the minute

Somehow everybody made it ( EVERYBODY'S HERE!) One more chair—yeah,

squeeze another in it Nobody left,

nobody late Nobody suddenly changed their plans today Somehow everybody made it

How the hell did everybody make it?

Food came out, conversation split Four talking loud,

three losing their shit Old joke landed like the first damn time

Somebody ordered another round at nine Phones stayed down,

nobody disappeared Guy we haven't seen all year appeared Waiter looked over

like, “How many more?” Nobody knows—just bring another four

Move that glass Pass that plate Who's that coming through the doorway

late? No fucking way—

He made it too!

Somehow everybody made it ( EVERYBODY'S HERE!) Whole damn table getting louder

by the minute

Somehow everybody made it ( EVERYBODY'S HERE!) Move another table,

somehow we'll fit 'em in it Nobody left,

nobody bailed Even the motherfucker who never comes came

Somehow everybody made it How the hell did everybody make it?

WHO CANCELED?

( NOBODY!)

WHO'S MISSING?

( NOBODY!)

WHO'S FIGHTING? ( NOBODY!) Wait...

seriously?

Somehow everybody made it ( EVERYBODY'S HERE!) Whole damn room shaking underneath

us

Somehow everybody made it ( EVERYBODY'S HERE!) Table got so big they

couldn't fucking seat us One of those nights you don't recognize Till

years go by and somebody says,

“Remember that night?”

Somehow everybody made it— ( EVERYBODY WAS THERE!)