​Vladimir Martinovski (Macedonia)

​FAMILY PORTRAIT
 
Inspired by a black and white photograph
from the Museum of Photography in Paris
 
The Father
is missing
 
He probably never
liked to have his picture taken
(or maybe he’s hiding
behind the camera)
 
The Mother
is also missing
 
She probably got tired
of posing without her husband
(or maybe she’s in the kitchen
or in front of a mirror)
 
The children
are also missing
 
The son could be in the army
or lives with his in-laws,
the daughter could be
living somewhere overseas
 
The grandfather
is also missing
 
(He has, probably, long ago
departed from this world)
 
Perhaps
that’s why the grandmother
holds                      the old
family                portrait  
just like           mothers
hold their      baby      
or kids     hold
their doll

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