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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jul/14/selfie-woman-causes-200000-dollar-damage-artworks-la-gallery

Please do not touch Just read the signs dotted around the gallery display So you take a selfie ... What harm can it do? Your camera shutter clicks clicks clicks as you take selfish selfie pics Teetering on your high heels you topple backwards like a destructive domino Art gallery display C R A S H E S to the floor Your picture won’t ever be placed in a photograph frame But hey You achieved your fifteen seconds of fame You took a selfie - How selfish! Inspired by newspaper article where a selfie goes wrong and causes around $200k damage to artwork by British artist Simon Birch I've never considered myself an arty or creative person and I went out of my comfort zone to write this free verse poem. 07-15-17

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Kevin Shaw

Date: 8/14/2017 6:01:00 PM

Hi Jan, Love your little poem and the way you set it out, Full of humour and a bit od a tongue twister as well, regards, Kevin

Anita Harris

Date: 8/11/2017 8:03:00 AM

I am attracted to this poem because of your use of a current event as inspiration. It is my first "favorite" on poetry soup!

Jan Allison
Date: 8/11/2017 9:40:00 AM

Thanks you so much Anita I'm delighted you liked the poem enough to make it a favourite:-) hugs jan xx

Sneha Rv

Date: 8/5/2017 2:00:00 AM

Oh this is so great! I read about this in our newspaper we get at school; how very horrible o_O. Congratulations on your wonderful win; this is so brillliant :))

Jan Allison
Date: 8/6/2017 4:14:00 PM

Thanks Sneha I was so delighted Lewis liked my poem:-) hugs Jan xx

John Michaels

Date: 7/27/2017 3:46:00 PM

Clever write, Jan. Congratulations on your First Place win (and a trophy emoji, too!!!). Kind regards, John.

Jan Allison
Date: 7/27/2017 4:13:00 PM

Cheers John i was delighted to place so well:-) hugs jan xx

Agnes Krampe

Date: 7/26/2017 7:39:00 PM

Congrats on your top win, Jan. I had seen the article and love how you made this into a poem for the contest prompt.

Jan Allison
Date: 7/26/2017 7:42:00 PM

Thanks Agnes, I hadn't got a clue what to write about for the contest and when I found the news item i was inspired:-) hugs Jan xx

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 7/24/2017 10:50:00 PM

Wow! Great write! Congrats!

Jan Allison
Date: 7/25/2017 6:08:00 AM

Thanks Kim:-) hugs Jan xx

Joseph May

Date: 7/24/2017 10:28:00 PM

Congrats on you top win Jan

Jan Allison
Date: 7/25/2017 6:09:00 AM

I'm delighted to place so well:-) hugs Jan xx

Alyssa Lorette

Date: 7/24/2017 1:02:00 PM

Congrats for the amazing win, Jan! :)

Jan Allison
Date: 7/24/2017 1:03:00 PM

Thanks Alyssa:-) hugs Jan xx

Paige Clinton

Date: 7/24/2017 1:00:00 PM

This is amazing! I love the unique style!!! :) Congrats!!

Jan Allison
Date: 7/24/2017 1:03:00 PM

Thanks Paige:-) hugs Jan xx

Winged Warrior

Date: 7/24/2017 8:47:00 AM

Congrats!!! my friend...vanity, in this case, can be very destructive lol...^WW^

Jan Allison
Date: 7/24/2017 9:04:00 AM

It sure can ^WW^:-( hugs Jan xx

Harshath Vidheya

Date: 7/24/2017 8:45:00 AM

Congrats. :)

Jan Allison
Date: 7/24/2017 9:03:00 AM

Thanks Harshath:-) hugs Jan xx

Dale Gregory Cozart

Date: 7/24/2017 7:56:00 AM

Awesome win, Jan!!

Jan Allison
Date: 7/24/2017 7:58:00 AM

Cheers Dale I have a huge smile but not for the camera lol:-) hugs jan xx

Teddy Kimathi

Date: 7/24/2017 7:07:00 AM

Amazingly written poem! Congrats Jan, for your well-deserved first placement in the contest! ;-)

Jan Allison
Date: 7/24/2017 7:39:00 AM

Thanks so much Teddy I was delighted with my win:-) hugs Jan xx

Lin Lane

Date: 7/24/2017 5:02:00 AM

I must have been in a coma not to have seen this poem when you posted it. I'm sorry, but most pleased that it's captured a 1st place win! Congrats, chick.

Jan Allison
Date: 7/24/2017 6:09:00 AM

Hey no worries Lin I have had so little time lately I have missed lots of poems too:-) hugs jan xx

Janis Medders Tobechi

Date: 7/24/2017 1:31:00 AM

The height of contemporary vanity. I must try a selfie. Carefully. Well written. Congratulations on your first place, trophy win. Blessings, Janis

Jan Allison
Date: 7/24/2017 3:59:00 AM

Your comment made me smile Janis - I will never take one i hate my pic being taken at the best of times lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Lewis Raynes

Date: 7/23/2017 11:24:00 PM

modern vanity in every possible way, in all its glory, congratulations on ur win Jan

Jan Allison
Date: 7/24/2017 3:58:00 AM

Wow Lewis I am absolutely delighted with my first place thank you so much:-):-) I have never taken a selfie and I do not possess a smart phone:-) hugs jan xx

Christopher Flaherty

Date: 7/18/2017 6:57:00 PM

Your work is evolving Jan It takes many shapes and forms.

Jan Allison
Date: 7/18/2017 7:04:00 PM

Thanks Christopher I am amazed what my muse comes up with I never know what will come out of my pen. I have learned so so much about poetry since i joined the site in Feb 2014 and have tackled forms i had never heard of before joining PS :-) hugs jan xx

Joanna Daniel

Date: 7/18/2017 6:38:00 AM

Ha ha, right on the spot, Jan:)

Jan Allison
Date: 7/18/2017 7:07:00 AM

lol Jo Spot on in more ways than one - I have never taken a selfie and never will as I hate my photo being taken:-) hugs jan xx

Shirley Rebstock

Date: 7/16/2017 9:59:00 PM

As usual, very creative.

Jan Allison
Date: 7/18/2017 7:06:00 AM

Thanks Shirley:-) hugs Jan xx

Dan Cwiak

Date: 7/16/2017 11:02:00 AM

What did we ever do without that ever present camera phone. I guess we must have been selfish in other ways. Good luck with this winner, Jan!

Jan Allison
Date: 7/16/2017 11:49:00 AM

I don't possess a camera phone so I guess i will never know lol:-) hugs jan xx

Probir Gupta

Date: 7/16/2017 10:25:00 AM

True ... It is manic behaviour now ... very well written ...good luck with the contest ...

Jan Allison
Date: 7/16/2017 11:48:00 AM

I have no interest in the selfie and will never take one:-) hugs jan xx

Pat Adams

Date: 7/16/2017 7:32:00 AM

I saw that video yesterday. Imagine how embarrassing that would be. I don't know if you watch big brother but there was a old guy named Kevin that called a selfie a onesy! Funny!! You're right though. You couldn't find a much more perfect fit for that topic!!

Jan Allison
Date: 7/16/2017 7:37:00 AM

I don't watch reality tv as real life is far more interesting lol and hubby won't let me have a onsie as he thinks they are like an adult babygrow... i think it would be grounds for divorce if i got one lol and as for selfie's the first time I saw a selfie stick was in a church last week at our flower festival and I walked straight past the display:-) hugs jan xx

Joseph May

Date: 7/16/2017 6:05:00 AM

People take selfies in dangerous places.. sometimes its their last...Nicely done Jan...best wishes in the contest..

Jan Allison
Date: 7/16/2017 7:17:00 AM

sadly it seems to be the in thing and people put themselves at risk but also put others in danger:-( hugs Jan xx

Heidi Sands

Date: 7/15/2017 5:54:00 PM

I hate my picture being taken too LOL. Good luck in the contest Jan :)

Jan Allison
Date: 7/15/2017 6:16:00 PM

that made me smile as you are a wonderful photographer:-) hugs Jan xx

Daniel Turner

Date: 7/15/2017 5:34:00 PM

Vanity in it's purest form. Never understood the attraction but then again I'm not much for the mirror either. Nice one Jan. Good luck! Should do very well:)

Jan Allison
Date: 7/15/2017 5:36:00 PM

Thanks DT I hate my pic being taken so I will never take a selfie and my phone is so basic it doesn't have a camera:-) hugs Jan xx