A long while back
a picture
real faces
stoic expression
instruction
that photographer that day
told no one to smile
not an ask
stylistic demand.
I remember
being happy
around those I loved
and yet
years later I look at my eyes
pursed lips too
leaves me wonder
if an onlooker
might see through such a still life
statue of remorse
lost in abandon.
Sweet will eyes tell story
last a lifetime alone.
©️ Scott F Savage 10/2020