Take a photograph and settle down

to endure not as hard as it looks

better not to burn those books

you're not travelling on a beam of light

you're not sitting around under house arrest until you change your mind

not a blink, not a breath, not a sign, not a sign, not a sign

not a sign



take a photograph to remind you

of the things you know you will one day forget

take a side effect as a measure of your progress

take what you give and give what you take

and as you walk with your breath two feet in front of you in the cold

take a photograph, to have and to hold

take a photograph, to have and to hold

take a photograph