Photograph Anxiety Disorder

Donna Cavanagh
They say a photograph is a peek into the soul
All that we try to conceal, the lens sets free
I hope that is more poetry than it is fact
Because I am worried what my photo says about me

Some people make the camera smile
Others make it wince or cry
I am the latter; I cannot take a good shot
Can't give you the reason; I don't know why

It has been offered that my hair is the culprit
Others say it's my Charlie Brown face
All I know is that my family is photogenic
So portraits with them is not a moment to embrace

I guess there is not much I can do
My pictures do provide a frequent grin
I am grateful there is Photoshop to fix some flaws
And the camera world is grateful I am not a twin

Don't feel badly about my unphotogenic traits
I have figured out a permanent solution
I am going to hire a stand in for special events
So I don't have to fret any photo distribution

Published by Donna Cavanagh

I like to make people laugh. My newest humor book "Reality: Fantasy's Evil Twin" is now available on Amazon. My other humor book "Life on the Off Ramp" and my poetry book "Poems for a Positive Day II" were...  View profile

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  • Sandy James9/23/2010

    I don't like my picture taken either.

  • Carol Roach9/22/2010

    I don't take pictures of myself, I never feel comfortable in a picture

  • Joan Haines9/20/2010

    I think you look darn cute!

  • Peggy Montgomery9/20/2010

    I'm with ya Donna. Hate having my pic taken.

  • Philip Theibert9/19/2010

    Love it! BTW they have a statue of Joe Pa at Penn State? I thought he was already a statue that they brought out and stood on the sidelines during games?

  • Mary Oberg9/18/2010

    The driver's license pictures are always the worst!

  • Dan Reveal9/18/2010

    I'm happy that your picture is bigger. Now we can see how pretty you are..:)

  • JerseyNana9/17/2010

    Donna, none of us are every happy with our pictures! Don't fret, you are a babe!

  • Mike Oberg9/17/2010

    It must be your vision problem! You look great in your avatar picture and I bet you did in the other 29 as well! I, on the other hand, don't take a very good picture and MUCH prefer to be on the other side of the camera!

  • Bonnie Doss-Knight9/17/2010

    I feel your pain. We don't look like that...do we?

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