Anatomy of a Still Life
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A picture tells a,
Thousand
Words
But mostly hides them all.
Truths spoken
Only in daggers
Behind backs and
Whispered in stair wells.
A vainglorious vignette–
A Still -
life
Portrait
Of
Family fun.
Smiles frozen
In time
As if they
Were happy
As if they even
liked
Each other.
The perfect pose
For social
Media
Prose.
Sure to give the right
Impression of
Care.
A perfect unit
The perfect
Photograph.
For likes
That fade
Faster than they
Share.
skating skillfully
between unasked
and unanswered questions
silent dinners
filled with frivolous talk
and distanced ramblings
of times gone by
the good times
timed out
frozen photographed
smiles still
hiding the secrets
of family unknown
pinned to the wall
with cheap thumb tacks
and packing tape
we are not them anymore
they were never really us
simmering fury
long faded to
simpering
apathy
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It's difficult for me to know where to start with a review of this book as it was, for me, an entirely unique experience and one that I'll probably never have again. I don't want that to be interpreted as unenjoyable but it has left me scratching my head a little and ruminating on its content, its themes and its characters.
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Congratulations on top story
Well written. I think this captures the current world of social media, holidays, posts, and photos—everything for a "like." Congrats on TS!
A candid, caustic capturing of the grim reality that belies quaint, holiday traditions.
So much emotion here, this is the reality of many families and especially at the holidays.
What a poignant poem that a family photo can speak so many unspoken words, congratulations on your top story.
So much feeling comes through in this. Congrats on the very well-deserved Top Story!
Beautiful words as ever, pal, with a strong sobering truth! I often feel like this about photos! congrats on theis getting Top Story!
Congrats! Superboy, Cosmic Boy, and Saturn Girl all rock. But can you imagine why I like Lightning Lad the best??? ⚡😉👍
Back to say congratulations on your Top Story! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
A picture tells a thousand tales as they say. ❤️ Great top story.
oh, this is so spot on...I have these photos at home, (the only items left after my folks died) this punched me in the gut and made me irritated.(I'm working through it...lol) love, love, love this
Your words carry a powerful truth. Amazing poem.
You express so eloquently things I wish I could say. This was so true. Fabulous.
A lot of truth here. Well said, sadly.
This was brilliant. The thousand words is the story hidden beneath the smiles. Just so good
This ain't far from the truth. Loved your poem!
Sounds about right. You nailed the ongoing travesty of fake internet lives and the pressure to look a certain way. Fabulous writing!!
Wow. This was really good. I felt it and it was very intense. Great writing!!
"they were never really us" that hit hard. Truth often does. Well done and heartbreaking