as if silence could breathe
in the darkroom
he could see independently
gradually bringing the past into focus
how those snippets near and far
are but a mirror for the soul
artistically developed
rinsed with a touch of reality
and hung under safelights
it was easy letting go
once able to stand on his own
composite prints defining himself
one eye-opening exposure at a time
october two thousand eighteen
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love the title and this line “artistically developed rinsed with a touch of reality”
thank you very much Dorianna – both for visiting here again and commenting on this piece