Catching a glimmer Of distant dreams In a photograph she found Lying between the pages of Her favorite book of poems Through a distant lens A backward glance She sees itβ¦ A reflection of her life In black and white it speaks And frames for her the picture Of a life that might have been Slowly, a tear escapes As she ponders all it says This teller of lies Filtering truths never told Of a past disguised A pain so strange Inside her arose Holding her transfixed By this portrait of old The outward reflections Of this life-altering moment She now uncovers The truths never told As the lies unfold Then, in a moment Her choice is made clear This flash from the past Brought her life into focus Through she may shed a tear For what might have been She knows deep within She would not alter Her past lifeβs album Nor the choices she made β¦when