She glances towards you and pulls her camera out of her bag. You joked as a photographer that you spent time chasing light, but you should’ve also said you bent darkness as well. She trains her lens on you and holds her breath before depressing the shutter. When the photo is developed, she’s sure, if you look closely, you’ll see the shadows cast across your skin, the eyes both seeing her and seeing the world, the honesty resting calmly on your features. If you look closely, you might see a tear making a journey from eye to cheek, as you cry for her. If you look closely, you’ll see what she has
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