I Am Not a Photographer
I am not a photographer
I am a girl
who takes pictures
sometimes
when the inconvenience
of taking out my phone
doesn’t outweigh
the aesthetics of my view
I am not a photographer
but I play one on Instagram
I am not a photographer
but when I see homegirl
on the A train
in the corner
with swelling eyes
and tears forming
I think about the intensity in her gaze
and the perfect shadow formed by her profile
like a photographer would
but I’m not one
I am not a photographer
but my commute
my reflection
my experience
is made better
because I pretend to be
a photographer
sometimes