Memories in photographs

The memory of my phone is running out of space to store

Photographs I have taken, and in order to keep taking more

Old photographs I am forced to delete from my device

I start by choosing duplicates and the ones that are not that nice

But doing just that proves to not be enough

I don’t know what else to delete, letting go of memories is tough..

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I want to record all of life’s important moments

To maintain a visual diary is my intent

I love looking back at old pictures when free

I cherish each and every memory..

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To document our lives in pictures has become

So simple that it can be done by anyone

But this way of preserving our memories is relatively new

For thousands of years, taking pictures is something people could not do

Their memories were solely confined

To the storage space in their minds..

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So why am I fretting about a photograph being deleted

When I have formed many memories deep-seated

I retain the memories even though the photographic proof is not there

Not every moment in life needs documentation, I’m aware