The Newcomers’ Table

You sit at a table. There are only new faces here. You’re excited, no history with these people stand. It’s all fresh and new. Each person—like a book, their names—each a title. When they open up, you learn why they sit at this table. You learn why they are all here, you learn their story. You can never go back now, you can never unlearn what you have learned. In retrospect, you’re aghast at your previous bliss. But now that you have read all their pages, you are ready for what’s being written now. The question is, will they allow you to continue reading?