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So Much For A Camcorder

So Much For A Camcorder

So much depended upon
a camcorder
always rolling
as life passed by

and on video tape
brief moments
that could get lost between
eject, insert
record/play

until one day
medium obsolete
because
so much depends upon

VHS cassette player
non-HD tv connected by
RCA cables
and a technician sure of these devices

operate until tapes
wear thin

so much depends upon
digital media
files transferred
from one source
to another

except
it’s expensive
devices transferring
VHS to CD
rare to non-existent

and
copyright laws depend upon
lawyers to repress infringement
should you employ these devices
steal Hollywood machinations

dreams
no longer in existence
on black-thread film
on cassette-reeled tapes

since the turn of the century

your home movies
don’t mean a fuck
in a digital age
no developer
to realize demand to restore

memories
that we depend upon
basement decay
ruined in attics
our collective

in boxes
still motion
photographs we depend
so much upon

and foggy memory

sorry son
can’t show you kicking
in mom's belly
a grainy print
of when she was fat


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