NOT IN THE PICTURE

There are pictures from me here
but not of me.
And what does that say?
Am I the father who was always
behind the camera
at the ballgames
or at family gatherings?
Am I the wishful suitor
who finds only the pictures of
others with the object of his affection
in her apartment?
Am I absent because nobody
notices that I am not here, or forgets
that I have gone for cake
when the pictures are being taken?
Maybe I'm a vampire who doesn't show
up on film;
it's always that way in the movies.
Maybe I'm just a secret agent.

Jim Morgan   August 17, 2012