Memory in a Photograph

Memory in a Photograph
July 11, 2013

A box with photographs,
Of lost memories I never had,
Images of another's memory,
But the child is already gone.

As I travel this path,
A childhood that passed
Like a shadow through beauty,
Until she fades with the sun.

No illumination of love,
No realization of peace,
Only empty tears,
And silence.

What is truth?
I want to see,
Let go of fear,
Hear the cadence...

Instead I run towards a light
That only burns wounds deeper
But the pain is familiar,
And I understand.

Through tears I fight
To find the answer
And find her
Safe.

The smile, the laughter,
I was too young to remember.
My memories are filled:
Anger, Fear, Hurt, and Alone.

And the daughter
Grew up to consider
The suffering in others
And finding the light inside each one.

Somewhere the little girl smiles
And the suffering ebbs
Though the memories are gone
The light remains.