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Cynosure

With a parting of the crimson seas,
they aren't appeased with just a smile
That girl who walks the star-struck mile
will pay a price that goes unseen

They catch a glimpse and swallow whole. 
Then nonchalantly steal her soul, 
with no remorse or thought of deeds, ...
just goals to slice her thin, and spill her name, 
upon red carpets dyed with greed.

Beneath stiletto stilts she comes. 
They think it's fun behind the lie, 
that masquerades to dazzle eyes.  
Are lonely hearts so worth the prize
while clamored lust engulfs and drowns? 
The flashbulbs light the milky way
while voices scream among the fray, 
and peel the starlight's skin away.

There is a hole, deep in the dark, 
as black as death without a spark
A friend to trust, or out to gain? 
To rub a shoulder, hug the fame?
She's guided by an elbow's charm, 
disarmed, by tabloids, drowns alone

They're hell-bent on the mystery
The secrets of her universe
A paper doll is thrown to wolves, 
is just a soul who has rehearsed
to fade and die, alone........
alone.......with a million flashbulbs drugging her,
...then dragging her.....as she tumbles from the throne....
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For the Contest: Cynosure
Sponsor : Nayda Ivette Negron
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013


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Date: 7/1/2016 6:11:00 PM
Congratulations Carrie on the placement of the contest
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Date: 12/28/2015 11:14:00 PM
Nice win................................ LINDA
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Date: 12/28/2015 10:28:00 PM
Carrie congrats on your Star People win. sk
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Date: 12/28/2015 1:06:00 AM
Great take on the theme and a wonderful poetry Carrie.. congrats on big win!
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Date: 12/27/2015 4:34:00 PM
Wow, Carrie...my feelings exactly! I love how you thought outside the box for this theme! Congratulations on your fine win. Hugs, Sandra
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Date: 9/26/2013 3:54:00 PM
a lovey win...............SKAT
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Date: 9/22/2013 7:29:00 PM
congratulations Carrie... nice deep winning poem...Linda
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Date: 9/19/2013 6:18:00 AM
!!! Congrats...Sara
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Date: 9/18/2013 6:43:00 PM
what a waste! like a rag doll, thrown away lost today. . . . . what a pitiful waste! you deserve top dog. . . Congrats on yr win. Morgan
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Date: 9/18/2013 12:41:00 PM
congrats! GL
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Date: 9/17/2013 9:03:00 PM
Congratulations on your fantastic win Carrie. Awesome write!
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Date: 9/17/2013 4:52:00 PM
One heck of a romp up there and YOU are getting very metered lady! For sure a #1 Light & Love
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Date: 9/17/2013 3:05:00 PM
superb Carrie big congrats on 1 st place Shadow x smile
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Date: 9/17/2013 2:21:00 PM
a very well deserved win on this amazing poem! Congrats.
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Date: 9/17/2013 8:29:00 AM
Congrats on the first place win, Carrie
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Date: 9/17/2013 7:45:00 AM
The winning streak continues! Well done.
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Date: 9/15/2013 7:55:00 PM
So sad and beautiful.Somehow reminds me of Princess day and how fame stole her soul away and many others like Mariyn monroe..Whitney huston..Michael Jackson .Amy winehouse.So many of these stars who had it all yet had nothing at all.Indeed their soul was stolen ..indeed.A very profound sad true but beautiful poem..Excellent
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Charmaine Chircop
Date: 9/15/2013 7:55:00 PM
Princess Di (Diana) i meant : )
Date: 9/14/2013 5:55:00 AM
Reads like a winner to me..In the limelight is not necessarily the best place to be..Great work expressing that..Thanks for stopping by..Your comment was uplifting..Sara
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Date: 9/13/2013 9:05:00 AM
Magnificent in its sad environment & setting. A lot of emotional twists & reality checks in these lines. Incredibly done.
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Date: 9/13/2013 7:21:00 AM
'While voices scream among the fray, and peel the starlight's skin away'...LOVE your comparison of movie and pop stars to the stars of the universe...There are so many tragic cases of the dangers of stardom (including men) but Marilyn Monroe's in particular, who was not just a 'dumb blonde', but a very intelligent, insightful person and an extremely talented and versatile actor...As usual, you have nailed it my friend - Tim
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Date: 9/12/2013 10:56:00 PM
You are right loneliness is darkness personified and you have fathomed to the deepest, Carrie
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Date: 9/12/2013 10:34:00 PM
carrie, what a deep way to go in this contest. It reminds me of That young girl (cyrus miley?) that made such a fool of herself last week and also of that girl on the new country music tv show. Dang what is the name of it? Nashville. that's it. Have you seen it? This poem exactly describes that young singer star. Good one.
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Date: 9/12/2013 9:20:00 PM
Wow, this is a tremendous "loneliness" poem my friend! I just love the depths you went into to describe the darkness of this affliction! Loneliness is dark and dismal, where even the greatest of people do fall within its grasp! What a brilliant piece here Carrie! Great Work!!
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