there you are
adorning the screen
leaning forward
hands grasping rail
that smile lighting the world
that surrounds you
and my heart
my heart swells
then cracks
gazing at you
pictures
a picture of you
a picture of you
one thousand words
all of them
lost
through the crack
in my heart
forgotten pictures
I came across
some pictures
that were not
thrown away
all that you
were
all that you
became
through my hands
they fell
where they now
belong
your pictures
there must be
a reason
I keep
your pictures
on my shelves
but at times
like these
it eludes
me
Leonard Durso 