Saturday, June 4, 2011

Shadows of a Man

A whole man
is replaced by memories
the memories
are replaced by the records
and they scatter 
and scrunch 
beneath this and behind that
like shadows

You can put them in a zip-log bag
wrap them in bubbly plastic
and put them in a safe
but you can't stop them sneaking away from you

A photograph of the man
becomes just a photograph
and only sand-like remains 
remain like sand