Just One Picture

a picture 
that was all you asked for
it will only take a minute you said 
just a picture i say to  myself

a picture that’s all it took 
that’s all you wanted 
it only took a minute 
that was easy i say to myself 

a picture that’s all it took to ruin everything 
that’s all you need 
it only took a second 
why did you do it i cried

just a picture that you asked for 
that followed me everywhere

my friends had the picture 
your friends had the picture 
everyone had the picture

you ruined my life
 with just one picture
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October 3, 2023 at 5:03 AM
A picture can say so much - good and/or bad. Thanks for the poem, Emily.
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