I don't like pictures
they don't tell the whole story
just a fragment of a memory
a snapshot of one emotion
it's suffocating
makes me claustrophobic
I see myself stuck in one moment
so thanks but no thanks
you can keep the photos
don't give them to me
or I will burn them
just as they burn a perfect version of me
into the world's eyes
so that when they see
something that isn't perfect
they look away in disgust