magic_fella
Little Girl Blue
("Oh baby, baby, it's a wild world...and I'll always remember you just like a child, girl.")
This is an old picture. It was taken more than 50 years ago. Since I wasn't even an embryo at that time, I didn't take it.
But I happen to know the subject very well today. So I did a pile of post-processing on it.
("You know I've seen a lot of what the world can do
And it's breakin' my heart in two
Because I never wanna see you sad, girl.")
I WAS going to call it "Ghost Girl" but that was WAAAAY too cute.
She's about 3 years old here.
I look at this image and it's heartbreaking to me because I know now about the pain, the abuse, the betrayals...the literal horrors this little person was going to endure in the next twenty years.
I often wish that I had been there for just a few minutes to give her a hug and to hold her close and promise her that things will ultimately be okay...to encourage her fight and stand strong and never ever lose the vast store of love in her heart.
("But if you wanna leave, take good care
Hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
But just remember there's a lot of bad and beware.")
...oh...she did...
I am completely captivated by the eyes in this image...and I am captivated by them still.
She grew up to be someone many of you know. Want to see how she turned out?
Tomorrow.
Tomorrow...you'll know the REST of the STORY. (Okay...maybe you could just like PRETEND to be surprised...y'know...tomorrow.)
Posted with thanks to the anonymous photographer who made this image over five decades ago...and of course, Cat Stevens...
Little Girl Blue
("Oh baby, baby, it's a wild world...and I'll always remember you just like a child, girl.")
This is an old picture. It was taken more than 50 years ago. Since I wasn't even an embryo at that time, I didn't take it.
But I happen to know the subject very well today. So I did a pile of post-processing on it.
("You know I've seen a lot of what the world can do
And it's breakin' my heart in two
Because I never wanna see you sad, girl.")
I WAS going to call it "Ghost Girl" but that was WAAAAY too cute.
She's about 3 years old here.
I look at this image and it's heartbreaking to me because I know now about the pain, the abuse, the betrayals...the literal horrors this little person was going to endure in the next twenty years.
I often wish that I had been there for just a few minutes to give her a hug and to hold her close and promise her that things will ultimately be okay...to encourage her fight and stand strong and never ever lose the vast store of love in her heart.
("But if you wanna leave, take good care
Hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
But just remember there's a lot of bad and beware.")
...oh...she did...
I am completely captivated by the eyes in this image...and I am captivated by them still.
She grew up to be someone many of you know. Want to see how she turned out?
Tomorrow.
Tomorrow...you'll know the REST of the STORY. (Okay...maybe you could just like PRETEND to be surprised...y'know...tomorrow.)
Posted with thanks to the anonymous photographer who made this image over five decades ago...and of course, Cat Stevens...