In sharp focus

One day, photos won't be enough,

When you don't recognise the people in them

And they don't remember you were there

Because all the focus was on capturing the memory

And not actually living it

One day, photos won't be enough

That joyful wedding day snap

Won't soothe the sting of your indifference

Or bring back love that's faded

Because we stopped trying

One day, photos won't be enough

When the earth is burning

And ecosystems are in collapse

And our existence is on the edge of extinction

Those holiday albums won't save us