“I like this photo <br />of me! ” <br /> <br />She cradled it <br />happily in her palm. <br /> <br />The photo was old <br />and looked sleepy. <br /> <br />I could see it <br />dreaming itself. <br /> <br />“You’re in it <br />too! ” <br /> <br /> <br />I looked & couldn’t <br />see me anywhere. <br /> <br />Your head <br />had been cut off <br /> <br />and most of your eyes <br />(only the lower lashes showed) . <br /> <br />Golden curls <br />grew on your shoulders <br /> <br />like epaulettes. <br /> <br />You wore <br />a lovely smile <br /> <br />and nothing <br />much else. <br /> <br />“But where am I? ” <br /> <br />“That hand is you! ” <br />she smiled her lovely smile. <br /> <br /> <br />I squinted. <br /> <br />A hand <br />all alone <br /> <br />spider-like <br />had crept <br /> <br />just in to the left hand bottom side <br />of the photo. <br /> <br />“Tilly took it <br />when she was two! ”<br /><br />Dónall Dempsey<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/favourite-photo-for-scarlett/
