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Capturing These Things

January 12, 2013
By ajnaesque BRONZE, Felton, California
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You take pictures
of your friends and
your surroundings and
your possessions and
yourself
in hopes of seeing
yourself
the way others do;

you think maybe
capturing these things
will show you
what the world sees
through you and
because of you;

you think maybe
capturing these things
will show you
more than the reflection
in the mirror or
the memories
in your mind
ever will.

© Natalie D., Marblehead, MA

The author's comments:
We live in a digital age, where teenagers are obsessed with sharing and exchanging images and snippets of their lives-- I pose the question: does this satisfy something within us, or perpetuate a craving for human connection that virtual display will never satisfy?
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