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“Pictures of Her”
He was completely
captivated by her
again
which wasn’t anything
new
all it took
was a little attention
from her
thrown his way,
he liked
hearing about her
life in stories
it always made
him
feel closer
to her,
sometimes
when she wasn’t
rushed
and felt like sharing
something more
personal
she would pull
out
her cell phone
and show him
pictures
that accented
her stories,
he loved looking
at her
as she is
frozen in that
single moment
of her life
he could see
so much more
into her being
from a picture
then when he
was near her
and swallowed up
by her presents
he would look
at the smile
she was giving
the camera
a laughing smile
her expression
unprotected
he could take in
as much of it
as he wanted
without her feeling
embarrassed
and turning away
from his gaze
he knew the
laughing smile
in the photo
wasn’t meant for
him
but that didn’t
lessen
the way it
made him feel
when he looked
at it,
he could feel
her personality
coming through
the glass of her
phone
he wondered
if other people
saw as much
as he did
when they looked
at these
3x6 digital clips
of her life,
is it as obvious
to them
as it is to
him
the small traits
she gives away
in her poses
the slight tells
hidden in the
green-blue of
her eyes,
the one where
she sits
on the beach
her hair and
face
all messed up
and hiding from
the camera
a natural
unrehearsed shot
that has her
image
balancing it’s self
between
girlish candor
and womanly
appeal,
she shows him
a picture from
a past Halloween
a sexy nurse’s
outfit
that goes with
a story
about the
“Rocky Horror Picture Show”
he can’t help
but notice
all her lines
converging
into the kind
of form
he can only find
in his dreams
but even with
her long gartered
legs
going all the way
up
to a right
angle curve
that is
dominating
the shot
he was drawn to
the bareness of
her back
her smooth soft
skin
had an innocence
about it
that stole the
show
from all her major
pieces,
maybe tomorrow
the day will
slow
and if he’s
lucky
she’ll speak to
him
of past friends
and lost
summers
and in the
calm of the
moment
she’ll
allow him to
study her
expressions
as he watches
her lips form a
smile
as she finishes
her sentence
the slight pause
in her eyes
before dropping
the climax
of the story
right in front
of him
then shyly
looking away
like a little
girl
right after doing
so,
and then
if he’s
really lucky
she’ll turn to
him
as she reaches into
her back pocket
for her phone
then look up
with a mischievous
smile
while opening up
her life’s past
with pictures
for him to see,
and for a
few special
moments
he’ll be
part of her
life
even if only
in a one
dimensional way
Tom Allen…11-15-2017…
He was completely
captivated by her
again
which wasn’t anything
new
all it took
was a little attention
from her
thrown his way,
he liked
hearing about her
life in stories
it always made
him
feel closer
to her,
sometimes
when she wasn’t
rushed
and felt like sharing
something more
personal
she would pull
out
her cell phone
and show him
pictures
that accented
her stories,
he loved looking
at her
as she is
frozen in that
single moment
of her life
he could see
so much more
into her being
from a picture
then when he
was near her
and swallowed up
by her presents
he would look
at the smile
she was giving
the camera
a laughing smile
her expression
unprotected
he could take in
as much of it
as he wanted
without her feeling
embarrassed
and turning away
from his gaze
he knew the
laughing smile
in the photo
wasn’t meant for
him
but that didn’t
lessen
the way it
made him feel
when he looked
at it,
he could feel
her personality
coming through
the glass of her
phone
he wondered
if other people
saw as much
as he did
when they looked
at these
3x6 digital clips
of her life,
is it as obvious
to them
as it is to
him
the small traits
she gives away
in her poses
the slight tells
hidden in the
green-blue of
her eyes,
the one where
she sits
on the beach
her hair and
face
all messed up
and hiding from
the camera
a natural
unrehearsed shot
that has her
image
balancing it’s self
between
girlish candor
and womanly
appeal,
she shows him
a picture from
a past Halloween
a sexy nurse’s
outfit
that goes with
a story
about the
“Rocky Horror Picture Show”
he can’t help
but notice
all her lines
converging
into the kind
of form
he can only find
in his dreams
but even with
her long gartered
legs
going all the way
up
to a right
angle curve
that is
dominating
the shot
he was drawn to
the bareness of
her back
her smooth soft
skin
had an innocence
about it
that stole the
show
from all her major
pieces,
maybe tomorrow
the day will
slow
and if he’s
lucky
she’ll speak to
him
of past friends
and lost
summers
and in the
calm of the
moment
she’ll
allow him to
study her
expressions
as he watches
her lips form a
smile
as she finishes
her sentence
the slight pause
in her eyes
before dropping
the climax
of the story
right in front
of him
then shyly
looking away
like a little
girl
right after doing
so,
and then
if he’s
really lucky
she’ll turn to
him
as she reaches into
her back pocket
for her phone
then look up
with a mischievous
smile
while opening up
her life’s past
with pictures
for him to see,
and for a
few special
moments
he’ll be
part of her
life
even if only
in a one
dimensional way
Tom Allen…11-15-2017…