Decisive Moment
A thought:
Undeveloped film still hears light.
But why would I believe that?
I’ve never watched emulsion tremble
under red safelight,
never seen an image swim up
from chemical nothing.
Yet—
I notice how your hands twitch and your breath catches
when shadows cross at perfect angles
They say silver halides never forget—
but your neurons could put them to shame
I know your eyes caught more than your frames,
and your mind replays everything
more than your mouth ever replies
to anyone’s questions of concern.
I watch you watching the way
certain sunsets still burn
behind your determination—
undeveloped,
but latent.
@azurePond
I can't figure out the metaphor behind this, but I REALLY like this poem <3
@jesusredeemedme2425 Thank you, Kiara, for reading the poem and appreciating it. It’s about how traumatic memories often feel sharper than photographs — cameras don’t forget… and neither does the brain.
@azurePond
Sometimes the memories are more real than the trauma itself and you are being constantly transported back to that moment in time, it's exhausting, scary and too familiar 🥺
