A while ago I theorized

That it's utterly impossible to look cool

Taking pictures through and iPad camera lens.

But as I look around, I ponder-

How do we define "cool?"

Do we all interperet the word differently?

Also, is it only iPads?
I was strolling through a museum

With my mother some days ago

And she offered me her opinion

Of those who photograph artwork-

Striving to own their prestige

Rather than revel in their beauty.

I glanced up from my idle hands

To see the world around me,

And saw people photographing, rather than feeling. 

That's the thing with photos-

They look better through a lens
Because it isolates you

And, for a moment, you're alone in the world.

But to those around you, 

You're just another in the universe,

Striving desperately to be someone

That exists only in your mind.