what I can’t see

 
The awareness of what I can’t see influences my images as much or possibly even more than that which is in front of my eyes. The people I’ve loved no longer available to me, the places I haven’t the means to travel to, and the experiences not possible to either observe or participate in, all unite and compel me to reach more deeply into the only thing I ever have at my disposal: here and now.

This tiny moment in this infinitesimal space contains within it a passionate acknowledgment of every person, every place, every experience that I can’t see but still hold dear.

~Cynthia