Is it just me?
I never noticed
I never saw
It seems like
At some point
I should have seen
Should have appreciated
I was after all
Not always a child
Love
Intimacy
Laughter
Passion
All yours
But I cannot recall
Even once
Seeing them
And I think I might
Have been
A better person
If I had
You were beautiful
The photos
Black and white
Faded with age
Hidden in a book
Among your things
Your artifacts
Show me a life I
Never knew existed
Do children ever know
Ever really know
Who their parents
Were

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