Atwood - "This Is a Photograph of Me"

“This Is a Photograph of Me” was nostalgic, reminiscent of fun times and fond memories and then hits you in the gut making you think of your own life. What will happen when I die? “… but if you look hard enough, / eventually / you will be able to see me” makes me wonder if anyone will remember me when I’m gone, and what will happen if no one does remember. The author is looking for someone to recognize, someone to remember at least the memories they once had on this lake. This poem was most poignant because it also made me think of how I might react to this poem if I were to re-read it in ten years. Now, I do not believe in an after life, but maybe in ten years I will, and see this poem not as someone wanting to be remembered, but as a figure who wants to share the memories that they were lucky enough to have.