Do You see Me?

Do you see me?

I am here but gone

Present but no longer remain

I am hiding in plain sight

Do you see me?

I am everywhere and nowhere

In hours redeemed and hours lost

I am the yellow faded photograph

The color of once upon a time

Do you see me?

I am a conspirator with the elements

We bring about the rust that tarnishes

On a teasingly warm late autumn day

I am the unexpected postcard of cold regards

I am the sepia-toned seduction

Luring today into yesterday’s bed

Do you see me?

I am the haze that distorts

Making memories something more, something less

I am the passing, the taking, the erasing

I am hiding in plain sight

Existing in shadow and light

I am the either/or, the neither/nor 

The firefly’s glow, the mosquito’s bite

Have you forgotten to remember me?

Do you see me yet?

I am here, but gone

Present, but no longer remain

I am hiding in plain sight

Don’t blink or you’ll miss me

You blinked…involuntarily

I am seen no more

Did you recognize me?