What does it Mean when Seen on a Screen?
Merely a photograph on a screen,
not even a piece of paper that can be held,
gently, or even gripped with passion, kissed.
Yet I gaze and say: Yes, it belongs,
belongs in my eyes, heart, brain.
I see now the place that I haven't seen for five long years.
Will I go back? Sniff, gaze again
at the actuality, not a piece of light
on a screen, not even that piece of paper?
(29 Jan 2024)
Copyright © Andrew John | Year Posted 2024
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