I am not fond of photos
Neither taking them
Nor being in them
Their pervasiveness
In everyday life
Has no boundaries
Everything can now be found
Within a photo
Want to capture a beautiful moment?
Photograph it
Want the world to see your lunch?
Photograph it
Want to show off to your friends?
Photograph it
Want to pretend to live a life you don't?
Photograph it
Want to show your weakness, the bane of your life?
You can't photograph it
Want to express that hidden passion within you?
You can't photograph it
Want to express your deeply rooted love for another?
You can't photograph it
A photo is not everything
It is merely a glimpse of a moment
It does not capture the emotion
The flare
The background story behind it
I prefer to write my memories
Re-creating the scene I remembered
Painting a picture with words
So despite others not seeing what I saw
They will feel what I felt at that moment