Back+in+Time

Back in Time

A twenty-year-old photo, Portraying a twenty-year-old man. Seeming carefree, like a seed in the wind. Picking up the photo, And scrutinizing it, I absorb all of the aspects of it. And as I stare blankly, I become part of the picture.

His weight transferred to his back foot, Slouching just a bit. Hips supporting arms, elbows bending at joints, arms standing on hips. All that makes his appearance look larger for the camera.

Wearing a white shirt, and blue jeans, Ruffled by the wind. Seeming so strange, Being different from what I see normally from across the dinner table. The look of youth, And unending energy, Compared to an aging man.

His thick black hair covers the top of his head, The hair making the top of his heads a perfect sphere. The glasses on his face covering his sparkling eyes, Eyes that hide his despairs.

Despairs from working like an ant, Long hours, from studying in the day, And working in the night.

The photo brings feelings of remorse, As the simplest type of time machine, Zooms you back in time.

3. How did you complete this piece of work? What was the assignment? What did you want to create? What were the steps you took to complete it? And did it come out the way you intended?

For this assignment, we were asked to find a picture of our dad when he was younger. My previous English teacher didn't specify how old he had to be, just younger. I took a picture of my father when he was going to college. After we collected the picture, she then wanted us to write a poem about him. This is what I wrote. After I got the picture, I just looked at the picture, and cross referenced it with my knowledge of him now. First, I looked at his physical appearance and wrote about it, then I thought about what he was doing mentally. After collecting these, I wrote a poem, cut it down a few times, proofread it, and finished it. It came out a little different then I intended it to be. Before, I thought it would be a poem just on his physical appearance, but in the end, it all melded together.

4. Compare this piece of work to another piece of work. Do you notice similarities? Differences? How has your thinking or writing or reading improved between the two pieces?

When I compare this piece to my "For a Better Life piece", I notice that there are a lot of similarities. First I noticed that both of them are about my parents when they were younger. Then I notice in these pieces, I wrote about how hard they work. Also, in both of the pieces, I regard them like they are heros, which they are. Some differences that I noticed were that the format was different. First, one is written in poetic form while the other is written in prose. Second, I started to write both of these pieces differently. For this one I started it with a picture of my dad, and started writing. While the other piece I just brainstormed.