It was taken, quite possibly, 10 days ago
But I already know-
It is like all the other photographs:
The main focus of the photograph
Is..not me

Caught by accident, a glitch in time
Puts her here...again.
There are four houses in the background,
One is in the center, far away, hidden by
Tall dead trees, frozen by icy winter bite.
Five windows, dark and mysteriously differently sized,
One is smaller than the other four.

In that small window
The one hardly worth noticing,

That is where I am.
Unnoticed.
Never looked for.

I am sane in this picture
In the dark, hidden.

The girl you see wouldn’t know me
Only my myth, only the rumors
She smiles, ignorant of the world.
At a certain angle, you can see my shadow
With a certain lighting, maybe

But- you wouldn’t think to look, and
Eventually, there won’t be a reason to.
I won’t be there anymore.