i'm the one who's always behind the camera
not wanting to be seen, to be recognized
i'm not shy nor am i afraid
but i feel safer when the emphasis is on someone elsei collect these miniature square pieces
as memories, as treasures not to be forgotten
i may not see myself in those
but i remember i was the one who took the shoti smile as i press the shutter
though i know that happiness of mine won't be seen
i feel the joy anyway
of having another photograph to keep

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up in the clouds
Poetryshe felt trapped, or more likely she really was stuck wherever she was. writing poems was her escape out of the black hole she fell in through. whenever she wrote what she had to say and expressed what she had felt, it was almost like she was up in...