Cell Phone Photos

The streets were not the same today, For nervousness did rule As moms and dads escorted kids Their first day back to school. As cell phone cameras helped record This memorable event, I wondered if those parents knew What’s not quite evident… That years will slip right from their grasp And melt into the past. These monumental moments, Though they’re precious, do not last. At least I have those first day photos In a dusty book, But what will happen to the pics On phones those people took? The most important memories Will vanish into air Unless we print those images To prove that we were there.