how powerful is a picture?
green and blue pixels, bright against the screen
leaves unmoving and yet softly they sway with the breeze
july 2020 is balmy and dry
as always, summers in the bay are comfortable
afternoon sun rays flash through the branches
through the window of my tiny phone screen
through my fingers outstretched, reaching for wisps of hair
laughter floats over the crunch of shoes running over gravel
a myriad of memories captured in an empty park
three friends, three puffy clouds in a cerulean sea
summer after high school is a blink in time
oak leaves fall like glitter in a snow globe
the camera flashes once
snap
the moment replays indefinitely
