Picture

Picture

I cleaned the house

I swept the floors

I re-arranged my drawers

I found a black and white picture of us;

From so long ago…

I dusted it off

I straightened it out;

For it had been crumpled by some books

I sat down and stared at it

It brought me to a different time

I put it in a box

Then I went outside

My heart pounded

It un-nerved me for a moment

The air was crisp upon my face

And I knew in fragment of time

I smiled to myself

I set if free

I let it go

I laughed as I taped it to a heart shaped balloon

I waved at it as I saw it fly into the blue sky

I said goodbye

Yet, I know it left a stain upon my heart

-Janie

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