Cheap Sunglasses

I don't want to see the world through rose-colored glasses -

I prefer the yellowed tint

Of cheap amber sunglasses

Which color the world

With the faded tones of old Polaroids.


Of the beach when I was young...

Of birthday parties with people I don't remember...

Of pictures of my family...


A memory on the edge of my mind

With every glance.

						Chris Palmer
						1/11/93