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The Picture Never Lasts

Hold the camera still

Capture us this way

With smiles in the sunlight

Eternalize this day

 

Because when the sun begins to set

And the world returns to sleep

Those smiles melt away

And again I start to weep

 

Weep for the inevitable loss

Because those pictures never last

And I want to feel loved

Like I did once in the past

 

Perhaps I missed the sign

Perhaps I missed my chance

Just take this horrid picture

Where we're happy at a glance

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Written by
katlyn-orthman
21 / F / American
Published
Mar 9, 2020
Lines·Words
16·83
Tags
#sad#sadness#depressed#depression#hurt#hurting#life#living#happy
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