I find myself...
mesmerized,
by family photographs,
whose subjects all are...
dead...
the great aunt smiling,
frozen in mid-song,
the little boy squirming,
in her lap,
the tabby cat on the floor,
watching them both
intently...
all eyes looking,
frozen in mid-stare...
their actions,
frozen in mid-time...
those very vibrant,
living loves...
gone...
forever
(C)2014, Christos Rigakos
Nov 21, 2014
Nov 21, 2014 at 1:12 AM UTC
I find myself...
mesmerized,
by family photographs,
whose subjects all are...
dead...
the great aunt smiling,
frozen in mid-song,
the little boy squirming,
in her lap,
the tabby cat on the floor,
watching them both
intently...
all eyes looking,
frozen in mid-stare...
their actions,
frozen in mid-time...
those very vibrant,
living loves...
gone...
forever
(C)2014, Christos Rigakos
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