Ilene Bauer Poet Rhyme

Selfies

Once upon a time, within the
Confines of our youth,
To take a picture of ourselves,
We went into a booth.

We smiled, we frowned, we horsed around
And stepped out from the curtain
Where images in black and white
The camera was convertin’.

Today, instead, it’s “selfies”
Taken with a cellphone turned
To catch a photo of oneself,
To post for all concerned.

Those picture strips from long ago
Were taken as a lark,
With friends with whom on life’s adventures
We were to embark.

But nowadays these “selfies”
Grab each moment, one by one;
Yet glorifying every instant
Sucks out all the fun.

When life is thus immortalized
With ego center-staged,
I wonder if with others
All those “selfies” are engaged.

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Trevor Mcleod August 25, 2014 at 6:40 PM That's true. Too much instant pleasure I guess.

Robert Johnson May 22, 2014 at 6:28 PM It all seems just a little scary, like commiting some kind of hary cary. I guess it depends on the content. But some for sure, should not be sent. :)

Connie Marcum Wong May 17, 2014 at 1:44 AM I agree. Heck, my phone doesn't even take photos. It is a little flip cell and I don't use it unless it is an emergency. I am a photographer and so some of those blurry selfies are like hearing fingernails on a chalkboard to me. I loved your poem. I have taken a selfie of my granddaughter and me when she was a baby, because I wanted to catch her while she was a baby with her Grammie but I agree some go overboard with it.

Eileen Manassian May 17, 2014 at 12:24 AM You are such a sweetie pie! Facebook is full of selfies!!! I take a lot of them hoping to capture the best of me. Ha ha! To each his own. Sending you bear hugs from Germany! Waiting for hubby to wake up so we can do down to breakfast. Do I have time for a selfie??? ;-)