The Camera
The camera doesn’t lie, they say,
But it sure gives one pause
For there, upon the screen, are glaring
All a person’s flaws.
The saggy skin, the double chin,
The wrinkles, moles and dots;
A close-up lays it bare and man,
You might just want to plotz!*
I see why folks get camera shy –
It’s not that they’re aloof;
They know they’re not young anymore,
But hate to see the proof!
*faint, explode
Copyright © Ilene Bauer | Year Posted 2014
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