one, two, three.
click.
smile for my camera
do a silly pose
blow a tender
kiss

four, five, six.
snap.
uncrinkle your nose
open.
your.
eyes.
stop pretending

seven.
click.
what happened to you?
your eyes
have gone cold
your smile worn by time

eight, nine
snap
show me your
face
I need a better shot
turn around again

ten.
click.
the photo of us has grown old and torn
my face
my heart
everything has been scorched
you can see it in the film.