I'm in the Photograph . . .

And if you want beautiful, pitiful, have me in a
picture
And if you want make me dance, throw me round, spin
upon your finger

Blind labors the blind and I am unwilling to uncover
my eyes

And if you want take your time rifle through, find a
very nice one
If there's a crease in my face over time, there's
plenty more where that came from

Words frozen, will thaw when I am wasted, I am...
better shut up
And a frame is quite confining, hang me up... hang me
up

I'm in the photograph
I'm in the photograph
I'm in the photograph... yeah yeah

-- Photograph by TheVerve Pipe

Last week we had two fill-ins for the instructor of my photography course at UT Extension.  One of the fellows, Dee, was discussing why we needed a good tripod.  "And most important of all, " he said, "You need to get into the picture, too, so use your tripod and set your shutter on delay."  A number of us - women, of course - protested, because we did not like having our picture taken.  Dee got serious.  "No, you need to be in the picture.  I lost my son eight years ago and I could not find a picture of me and him together.  You never know.  Do it for your family."

Message received, Dee.

BTW, I want this song played at my memorial when I'm dead.