Polaroid

By: Audrey Yeung

Click.

An image

Of laughter, joy, friendship

Captured between frames.

Behind the polaroid

Is a different image.

An image

Of hatred, anger, broken promises

Hidden behind a smile.

Click.

An image

Of flourishing forests and bright blue skies

A feeling of warmth and tenderness.

Behind the polaroid

Is a different image.

An image

Of dying trees and dark grey skies

Bleak, decrepit, empty.

A once lavish world

Now decaying

Forgotten

Abandoned.

A once peaceful people

Now filled with anger

With hate

With irresponsibility.

If only

We could take another picture.

Citation:

WallpaperAccess. (n.d.). Polaroid Camera Wallpapers [Photograph]. WallpaperAccess. https://wallpaperaccess.com/ polaroid-camera#google_vignette