Corrine

In your private life
you live far away
and stand close to other people.
You hold bags of things
wrapped in paper.
Those other people near you
might be nervous
or embarrassed to have their picture taken.
But not you.
Staring straight at the camera,
smiling hazy.
If their eyes are not looking along with you
it's because they are not fully realized
(not grown into their cardigans or panama hats),
do not yet fully realize they will want to remember,
even this moment-
fatigued, drifting, annoyed.