In an Instant
October 6, 2010
Polaroids—impatient you are about results.
The sheer excitement and happiness it brings when traces of soon forgotten memories blotch through.
Imperfections
You shake it in hopes for a quick fix, a desperate perfection.
You realize that these imperfections represent the moment. The moment of honesty, the moment of proof that you tried.
Attempts at wanting what couldn’t be handed but only achieved after the long film that goes nowhere.
The short timing that is has been waiting, your second shot seemed worth it.
There is love for that photo now but what happens when you run out of film?
What happens when perhaps more imperfections begin to take a toll that it seems almost pointless?
What happens when the instant photos fade? Will the memories disintegrate as followed?
You hang on and accept the potential truths but what keeps it all from unraveling?
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