Gazing
at old photographs
In glossy black and white,
Washed out grays or textured browns,
Antique plates of imagery.
Who are these faces who stare from the page
As if I were their camera?
Asking me to give back their souls
As though that gift were privy to me.
Bustles and bolos and high hats and spats,
Hooped skirts and derbies and all such as that.
Vaguely yet strangely familiar wear
Seen in old movies or at the state fair,
Where for only ten bucks you can put on old clothes
And they take your photograph
Striking a pose.
But who are these images?
Where did they go?
Will they be us someday?
How can we know?
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In glossy black and white,
Washed out grays or textured browns,
Antique plates of imagery.
Who are these faces who stare from the page
As if I were their camera?
Asking me to give back their souls
As though that gift were privy to me.
Bustles and bolos and high hats and spats,
Hooped skirts and derbies and all such as that.
Vaguely yet strangely familiar wear
Seen in old movies or at the state fair,
Where for only ten bucks you can put on old clothes
And they take your photograph
Striking a pose.
But who are these images?
Where did they go?
Will they be us someday?
How can we know?
Lulu Storefront: http://www.lulu.com/dsmartin
Amazon Author's Page: http://www.amazon.com/Dennis-S-Martin/e/B004SXY4LG/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1394055582&sr=1-2-ent
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