Photographs capture memories <br />Good and bad alike <br />Sad times and happy times <br />They capture the emotion <br /> <br />Mom, leaning into Dad <br />Smiling, with presents in her hands <br />Her bright-red hair, blending with Dad's <br />As she sits in her Pooh Bear sweatshirt <br /> <br />Dad sits there, smiling, <br />In my favorite plaid, green shirt, <br />Reading the newspaper <br />It's Christmas Eve down in the basement <br /> <br />They sit on the blue-striped sofa, <br />Sitting close together <br />They smile as I take the photo <br />The last little bit of happiness <br /> <br />Mom and Dad were happy then, <br />But they're not anymore <br />They don't talk, smile, or even hug <br />They hardly show emotion <br /> <br />It takes its toll on my family <br />Last night Dad called me, crying <br />I love my mom and I love my dad, <br />But I don't think I can choose <br /> <br />I'll always have this photo, though, <br />To remind me of back then- <br />Back when they were happy <br />When I had that camera in my hand.<br /><br />Kailynd McGregor<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-little-bit-of-happiness/
