Camera

Laughter in their eyes,

Warmth in their hugs,

Love in their souls

I captured it whole.

They took me on their travels,

They made me see the world, 

I was their companion, 

Their memories I behold.

I now stand where they left me,

Alone and unfazed,

I saw them a moment ago,

Smiling in my face.

They were very near the edge,

Posing for my benefit,

And all of a sudden

I saw them fall in the death pit.

Standing alone here, I wonder

Am I to blame?

Using me, they had wanted

To attain all fame

I, their camera, am only left 

Their pictures in me yet to be seen,

I wonder, though, about their end. 

On the life that could have been.