Still Life

 
in the silence I found me
an old black and white photograph
 
still life
 
a memory of when it was simple
caught on camera
reaching for the sun
smiling at her daddy
a blonde little girl
 
snapshots
 
an old truck
a man coming home
waiting at the window  
as he comes into view
watching as he worked in the shop
always took time for her
his litttle girl
 
gifted
 
a writer
an artist
a man with a heart
saw art in the the faces of humanity
a vagrant
the addict
an old man forgotten
 
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captured them still life
shared his gift with his daughter
it wasn't until the cameras stopped rolling
 
      
revelation
 
 
worlds apart, yet
in the end so much like him