Half a World Away

You with those sad eyes
In the sallow light
Backdropped by electric blue

And me with the glass eye
Recorder of moments
Context only by supposition

I could not ask you then
What countenanced such sorrow
Or was it just an unguarded moment

Emotion apparent in an unintended gesture

I am left only with guesses
While you cannot even know
Someone reflects on this moment

From half a world away

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About the photograph:

You With Those Sad Eyes
Chandni Chowk market (Old Delhi)
New Delhi, India

Taken during travels, January 2017

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A reading from the blog post:
Half a World Away: https://pixtowords.com/2024/03/09/half-a-world-away/
From my blog Pix to Words: https://pixtowords.com/

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