shadows

I'm shooting with a shallow depth of field.
Adjust my focus,
Hoping, hopeless-
To show you how I feel.

Distractions from all I try to reveal,
Negative space
Does not erase
The chaos it conceals.

If only one could photograph the heart.
Exposure high,
Exposing my
Impenetrable dark.

Aperture wide and flash of brightest light
Would capture my fears,
And blackest years,
And bring them all in sight.

Yes, if only picture frames could hold a soul.
I'd show you me,
And then you'd see
The shadows make me whole.