The Collector

Monet - The River

Is it time to move on yet?

And does one do it easy,

Do I throw the old flowers out,

or let the new ones in?

For a handicapped nostalgic,

I think it should be pretty simple,

Gently take out last year's photos,

Think twice before filling up the album,

But then look, we were smiling near the sea,

and I would rather hide it somewhere

than tear or burn it.

What if tomorrow, the future tumbles,

and the album remains empty?

At least the tattered remains

of yesteryear

will help provide

cold, harsh metal crutches

for the handicap

and warm, alive tears

for the nostalgia

of the photo collector,

who loves to take stock

year after year.