LIFE IN PICTURES
My life flashes past me in photographs
Why do we keep these things?
My life is vaporising day by day
It appears for a moment
And vanishes away
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It appears for a moment again
In these photographs – physically –
laid out on the floor
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Now here it comes up
The emotional perceiving of friends gone
My life stops in front of me on paper
That person – loved and esteemed
In my life no more
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And now it comes up – the lump in my throat
As the vapour stands still
In colour and black and white
All flat on glossy surface
As the light hits it – but absent friends – no more
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Now they come up – the flooding memories
I perceive and lay aside
Never seeing much point in upsetting myself
All emotional within
Kiss them and put them away
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My name will echo in days to come
Echo around the room of relatives still here
As the old photo album is reached for
And dad/uncle/friend/grandad is pointed out
In photos on the floor
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And bang them though you will
And poke the video even more
Yet you will never materialise what has gone before
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I’m gone – only flat-me remains
I smile out at you
You smile back at me – but you – I cannot see
Photos – photos – what use are you?
You can’t bring them back to my warm embrace
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Photos – photos – I can see
Photos staring back at me
All flat and glossy though you be
Your premier production is a two
On a scale of ten-to-three
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Nothing substitutes for time gone by
Nothing takes the place of the real you and I
Hug me quick – hug me long
Keep these moments – my life prolong
Thankfulness for time well spent
Loving all – thicker than water
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You – are – right – now
I am right now
Dispense with the photos and jump together
Holding our embrace
Jump into inner space
Or hold forever all our love within
The end will come – but let us begin
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Keep our love fresh – let me see your face
The smile and look – I know so well
I tick the box on the form
With indelible ink – I fix you before my eyes
I melt into you – and will never leave
As eternity is promised to those who believe
Beautiful, Ken.
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Thank you (having a beautiful birthday today 😎 God Bless
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Happy birthday, Ken!
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Thank you…. I had a good one 😎
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