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I submitted this in a Halloween contest at my local library. It’s not my best work, but I like it.

I’m a photographer
I take pictures of the world around me
I don’t have a photographic memory
But I do keep the pictures of fall

I watch the days roll on
I watch the people of endless colors leave their homes
They are silent as they float away
But the wind cries for them

I watch children be rewarded
Simply by living their dream
What a great principle to live by

Halloween is the best holiday
Better than Easter
Better than Christmas
Better than a birthday

You see the paper
Suffocating the poor giants
Why don’t we think of them
Before we dress them up

You see the nets
Intricate but simple
Disgusting but beautiful
Useful when they are useless

You see the dreams
Shown on the outside instead of the inside
Beautiful and always possible

You never see me
Waiting to be rewarded
For looking the part
But not being part

You never see what is beyond those dreams
The dreams cloud your vision
Making everything seem fine
Yet in reality
Behind those dreams
Is something in your nightmares

You see the tails
You see the paws
You see the wings
You see the uniforms
You see the pumpkins
You see the joy on people’s faces
But you never
Never
See me

You never
See
Me

Nobody sees me for what I am behind my dreams
So please
Please
Please
Please
See me;
Take my picture
And keep it

Author's Note

It’s not my best, but is the wording and imagery okay?

Reviews

[A.G.]

wow. just wow. I read poetry on this site, but I never really felt close or like I can truly understand it. I feel that with your poems. I love it. I crave more. lol, its true though...nothing like some good a*s poetry (:

I love your lines,
"I watch the days roll on
I watch the people of endless colors leave their homes
They are silent as they float away
But the wind cries for them"

its crazy because i thought of this in a way before...a black and white world, a patch of light, a sliver of color...amazing. this halloween i wore a mask and i felt comfortable honestly. some were like, "who the hell are you dressed up as?
i didnt even try lol but i love how you say see me over and over...i think everyone wishes that. see me.
beautiful. thanks for sharing (:

-A

[Trapped]

Wow thanks!
Im usually with my friends on Halloween, but I almost always feel like an outsider.
- Trapped

[A.G.]

Same 😄 and you are welcome
-Angelina 🖤

[angel]

The imagery--some of it-- is stunning. I particularly like this part:
I watch the days roll on
I watch the people of endless colors leave their homes
They are silent as they float away
But the wind cries for them

To me, this is beautiful. I love the line 'the wind cries for them'.

Then, this powerful verse:

You never see what is beyond those dreams
The dreams cloud your vision
Making everything seem fine
Yet in reality
Behind those dreams
Is something in your nightmares

The repeating four times of the word PLEASE, followed by the plaintive 'see me' moves the reader. Nice write.

The lack of punctuation is either a bold artistic choice, or laziness.
If it's the latter, it's serendipitous; it works.

[Trapped]

Thank you!
This one is probably my best with imagery.
Glad you enjoyed it!
- Trapped