A World Without Photos

Have you ever sat and thought about what the world would be like without photographs? The thought had never occurred to me. I have grown up in a time when this has never been even a fleeting thought. Pictures are all around me, from the moment I wake until the moment that I go to bed. But what if those pictures did not exist? What if we lived in a world that was totally devoid of photographs? Would our memories be duller? Would we care so much about the past if we could not see images of them in the present and preserve them for the future? Would it make us value each day more, if we knew that we could not see it again the next day?

In a world without photographs dare I say there might be a tad bit more honesty? Advertisers would not be able to use photos to sell their products. They would not be able to tempt and sway us through the beautiful images on glossy paper. Or maybe drawings would take their place?

This moment
this time is...
so precious
so fleeting
and
rare
is there a way to capture
to freeze
in time
all I feel
all I think
all I am?