Take a photograph and settle down
to endure not as hard as it looks
better not to burn those books
you're not travelling on a beam of light
you're not sitting around under house arrest until you change your mind
not a blink, not a breath, not a sign, not a sign, not a sign
not a sign
take a photograph to remind you
of the things you know you will one day forget
take a side effect as a measure of your progress
take what you give and give what you take
and as you walk with your breath two feet in front of you in the cold
take a photograph, to have and to hold
take a photograph, to have and to hold
take a photograph
