"Snapping"

I know nothing about photography
I just 'Point and Press'
Posh cameras are a mystery
I would only hazard a guess.
I'm happy with my 'digital box brownies'
Hardly top of the range
Even if I had money
I'm not one for change.
I love being a 'Bill-No-Mates'
Wandering strange streets snapping
You won't realise I'm doing it
A million miles from papping.
They're often out of focus
Too rush and zoomed to be any good
I just snap what I think might make a picture
From wherever I am stood.
I won't even pretend to be decent
Let me make that plain
Street Photography's just something I enjoy
In my attempts keeping sane. 
I love my poetry and pictures
Know my limits...run of the mill
To use a poncy phrase for my 'well being'
That's where they fit the bill.
Doing things that give me pleasure
A sense of 'I can achieve'
Realising I'm not as useless as I think
It's not always easy to self believe.
So no matter how basic
Or simple is your dream
None of us are useless
It's not as bad as things seem.
I never imagined some would like my pictures
Never mind me performing at a poetry night
As I say, my life's not perfect
But you know what-I'm doing alright!

Dulwich Poet 30th October 2015

(Just about taking random pictures...and writing poetry!)