Notes About The Poem

Behind the Scenes

Unrolling red carpet
In swoop of precipice
The euphoric circuit
Underline emphasis

Fame gets the life and wife
Glittering…beautiful
Soon come the cracks and strife
Stardom delusional

We see the performance
Our hearts lit up like stars
Those twinklers like lightning
A storm raging with scars
Behind scenes frightening

Her song pumping iron
With fate’s path steamrolling
Tires over gravel her turn
Praise steepness controlling

Cameras follow her
Every move zigzag 
Her former life a blur
A soul caught on a snag

We see the performance
Our hearts lit up like stars
Those twinklers like lightning
A storm raging with scars
Behind scenes frightening
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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Buehler Avatar
May 30, 2026 at 7:58 PM
The dark side of fame is probed in this haunting, beautifully composed and riveting poem. Well done!
Rodrigues Avatar
May 31, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Thank you, Evelyn!
Hind Avatar
May 29, 2026 at 7:06 PM
This is amazing, Kim!! You seemed to get right into her head, a famous' person. Beautiful, and telling <3
Rodrigues Avatar
May 31, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Thank you, my friend!
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