Polaroid Pictures

I put up another Polaroid

picture right next to

the last one. I have covered

another wall with picture-

perfect moments unbound

to the confines of time.

My life has felt like a blur.

What am I missing?

What did I forget?

I can’t be so sure.

When I see a young me

nestled between my brother,

mother, and sisters, I feel

at peace knowing that an

old family photo can take

me back to that same day.

Each one of those Polaroid

pictures have a pulse: they

come alive and tell a story

that will never age. Feelings

of love, bliss, nostalgia,

and ecstasy are captured

in pictures that I can

hold in my hand. These

Polaroid pictures can take

me to places I wish to never

forget: special moments

in time that I want to relive.

They can place me next to

those I have lost, and they can

help me remember to cherish

the memories I almost

forgot. I don’t need to

go outside to take a walk

down memory lane; I can

just look at the photos on

my wall and remember it

all. I must say, when life

moves fast, I’m not afraid

to slow down, forget about

my future, and revisit the past.