When Vanity Capsizes

Title: When Vanity Capsizes

In Venice’s timeless embrace, a tragedy unfolds,
As gondolas glide through enchanting canals’ hold.
Captivated by beauty, reflections glistening bright,
Tourists refuse caution, consumed by self-absorbed plight.

Selfies and poses, a deeply rooted desire,
Oblivious to risks amidst flames of personal fire.
Nature’s reminder, swift currents devoid of care,
Turned a joyful voyage into a woeful affair.

Witnessing vanity’s sway appears stark and surreal,
A tragic dance with fate, ‘neath the city’s ancient seal.
Majestic Venice, humbled by a moment’s whim,
As selfie sticks topple, releasing chaos from within.

Gondoliers’ pleas lost to whimsical tourists’ delight,
The cost of narcissism revealed by nature’s spite.
Let this be a lesson, for ego’s fatal strobe,
To resist self-obsession and the dangers it bestows.