Written by Beth Fergusson
“The best thing about a picture is that it never changes, even when the people in it do.”
~ Andy Warhol
Today I pinned up my Polaroids, displaying them neatly on rows upon rows. My memories aren’t that neat though. Scattered in fact. Covered in a mist of what I want them to be.
Some Polaroids are crisp, clear as day in my mind. Capturing the moment the breeze flows through my hair, the salt from the sea, the warm sun burning my skin.
Others display images, that’s all. I try to envision them in my mind but it’s foggy. Someone stood behind the camera capturing the moment. But who? Trees of deep green. But where?
Personally I’m an in the moment kind of person. Enjoy the time you have before all you are is an unknown face stuck in a photograph. The problem with this is the fact that the mind is unreliable, when you lose someone you begin to forget. Their smell, their voice, their face. They become just words, just a foggy memory.
Take a second to capture your loved ones so that they aren’t just a memory. Capture their smile. So that you can smile along side them.
Signed ~ A Reminiscing Girl
Inner Thoughts of Beth Fergusson 