Focus , zoom in and freeze the shot .

This old woman you have chosen will be featured,
perhaps world over , in some glossy magazine
though nobody will ever know her name.
With the sly use of your covert lens
You can select like any Fate--
Clotho , Lachesis , or Nemesis
to bring her to another birth , to weave a pattern ,
and , should you wish it , cut the tenuous thread
that ties her to the world around yourself and us.

Metal and glass now stand between you and her
and soon in the laboratory there will stand still more
when you , with subtle use of light and shade
will show the chiaroscuro of her life ,
highlighting the traces of the strengths and weaknesses
and the events that have shaped her being

Is it to you in some ways disappointing
that you are only a second stage creator ?
A modern Pygmalion relying on the gods
to have brought to life your subject
before you add your minor man made change ?

But be reassured -- the impact of her living
is passed through you to us , and we are grateful.