Endless Loop
I didn’t have a movie camera
When my kids were small,
So photos captured moments
We hoped someday to recall.
The pictures mostly highlight
Celebrations or events,
But ordinary life a picture
Rarely represents.
We whipped the Kodak out on trips
Or holidays or meets,
An average day not worthy
Of a photograph’s conceits.
Today, though, any cell phone
Can record an endless loop
So each moment of a childhood
Is a chance to point and swoop.
What I wonder is what happens
When these children come of age.
Will they want to see their lives unfold
At every single stage?
More than likely these recordings,
Very special when debuted,
Will be rapidly forgotten
And won’t ever be re-viewed.
Copyright © Ilene Bauer | Year Posted 2015
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