They celebrate their summer in Japan their footprints dented under
the bridge her cheeks pinched from the cold they continue
their lives at the beginning of my evening a promise ring indent
on her ring finger a hat pulled low over his eyes her smile is expectant
a caption two kisses a thimble a flag forced into the earth
under a purple low quality sky their hands lace in fingerless gloves
her crooked teeth give a smile so wide I could forget their end
I know their days are numbered because I have counted them
every birthday and anniversary the first and last photo together
I touch and swipe past a serene blue life pinch open the window
to look inside for better and for worse they dance in my
control their years drain to seconds in my screen time
until their pixels blur the edge of my universe