Something about a camera
That I appreciate:
It captures where you point it
It does not differentiate.
Quite obedient I suppose
It gets the job done,
It doesn’t shirk responsibility
And can provide much fun.
It has come a long way
From many years ago
But even though primitive
It created quite a show.
Quite a lot was left
To the photographer then,
He was the master
Behind the camera lens.
Today it is so different
Even in the simplest cellphone
And everyone’s a photographer
Once one they own.
From stills to videos
Any story they can create,
And that is the chief reason
Why the camera I appreciate.
Now given the Internet
These stories can go viral,
In a flash they can be communicated
To a world of people.
We should understand therefore
That such technology
Should be handled with care
And much responsibility.
What an amazing device
A cellphone camera can be!
But in the hands of the lawless
It can cause much misery.
It can capture a moment
And later create a panic
When that private behaviour
Is revealed to the public.
On these such occasions
The victims are not aware
That their actions are being captured
So they do not fear.
But later when they realized
Their secret is exposed
They wish to bury themselves
And pull in the mould.
Such cases could range from
From the vile to the criminal,
From a break-and-entering act
To the morally reprehensible.
Such are the possibilities
Given this modern day facility:
The cellphone camera I mean
With its enormous capabilities.
It truly narrows the gap
Between the novice and expert,
It can bring joy to the public
Or it can cause much hurt.
This is simply because
Despite its technological pitch
It does not come with
An automatic censoring switch.
Something about the camera
That I would like to see change:
A technological advancement
To limit the morally deranged.
Such would auger well
To promote its positive use
And stamp out the undesirable
With its flagrant abuse.
Stewart Russell © June 2018
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