Photograph (AKA "1000 Words") by Devin Ens

Remember that photograph, the one your sister took?
It's staring at me glaringly from my book
And it strikes me first as obvious just who the couples are
And then I remember that we never were

Is this a fault of memory, or were we faulty then?
Should we look it over again?
What I see in this photograph is how we used to feel
But history denies what these eyes say is real

Is my wishful memory misreading the signs?
Or is your hand hidden in mine?
What I see in this photograph is how we used to feel
But his story denies what these eyes say is real

But I'll use this photograph to prove I was there
I'll use it to prove that you really cared.

(C) 2005 D.L.Ens
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