I take these photos

to document my life for my future children. I take these photos because I only have two of my mother. Because she didn't have many photos of her own mother. I look back on those of my mother and admire how gorgeous and sad she looked. How tragic she looked and I can't help to think of what she was thinking when this person behind the camera took her picture. I want my children to see my face, to see my skin, and my tattoos, all of the cities and states and countries I've lived in, and why I left each one.