Gayle Rodd Poet I do not know?

Hollywood Starlet

Your ship will sink and your star will fall
So you'd better be prepared
I hope you're well seated when you hit that wall
And the spotlight dims its glare
You step from your car like a debutante
You have everything you could ever want
Have you stopped to consider the ones you snub
Are the ones that have put you there?
The diamond bracelet on your wrist
That accentuates your tan
Rakes the rocks across your skin
As you "shoo" away your fans
You've got more wealth than you could ever spend
But ya don't seem to have it when ya hear from a friend
And ya "won't be signing any autographs"
At the festival de Cannes
You must be aware that you're gettin' old
And ya bore the paparazzi (or so I'm told)
It's a pity your grace can't act for you
As well as your ego can.

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Mahtab Bangalee December 23, 2020 at 1:47 AM beautiful poetic sharing /// we fall; we fall into the dungeon of oblivion actioning on this earth cause of nothing but just for our destructive ego!///

Susan Ashley January 5, 2018 at 2:52 PM I enjoyed the pointed barbs you poked the celebs' ego trips with. An enticing and captivating write Gayle, had me enthralled from start to high-gloss finish..:) Enjoyed! Warmest wishes.. ~Susan Gayle Rodd January 5, 2018 at 3:09 PM Thank you Susan. I know not all of them fit into this catagory but I can think of a few right off the bat ;p

Kim Rodrigues January 3, 2018 at 7:51 PM Well-written truth! Many sell their souls.

Richard Lamoureux January 2, 2018 at 8:45 AM Yes I think for some that Indeed would be the case.

Michael Thompson December 20, 2017 at 8:43 AM Very well done my friend. A great description of those that believe that they are above all others and are unprepared when it all comes crashing down. Again, well done. Gayle Rodd December 20, 2017 at 5:20 PM Thank you for your comments Michael

Richard Lamoureux November 23, 2017 at 8:10 AM I think in the end it is more about their insecurities. Having millions of people telling them how amazing they are and still they are not convinced. Gayle Rodd November 23, 2017 at 11:03 AM I think you're right. Perhaps more get into that line of work for the praise and feelings of value and worth, rather than the love of acting itself. I dunno??

James Marshall Goff November 22, 2017 at 6:57 PM intimate knowledge of experience, this fine poem reveals...well done, Gayle! Gayle Rodd November 23, 2017 at 11:02 AM Intimate knowledge? oh do tell!!

Maria Williams October 6, 2017 at 7:05 AM All too soon it all comes crashing down for some, and my, how hard some of them fall. A great write Gayle...Maria

Terry Shuff September 22, 2017 at 4:43 PM very few celebrities prepare for the inevitable end of their reign. difficult to do when it'sbeen all about themselves.thank you for your comment about winds return.

Neil Kruger September 19, 2017 at 3:19 PM lol we in South Africa have charlise Theron who, for some unbeknown reason, are too shy to acknowledge her humble roots growing up in Benoni in a poor family. fame definitely went to her head. so sad.

Line Gauthier September 18, 2017 at 4:16 PM Loved your poem. Well crafted. Gayle Rodd September 18, 2017 at 9:17 PM Thank you so much Line

Silent One September 16, 2017 at 11:57 AM An excellent truthful write Gayle Rodd September 16, 2017 at 12:29 PM I think there are more of these types in Hollywood than not. Thx for reading.

S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri September 10, 2017 at 12:10 AM Wow fantastic sarcastic Poem on a wealthy celebrity who is fading in glamour. Truly said in reality's ink. I dislike arrogant celebs who snub others and are stuck up. Hey and the rhyming is awesome in your poem. Kudos. Gayle Rodd September 10, 2017 at 11:18 AM lol. Thank you. Yeah, this came about after watching one of those red carpet shows. There were a few of them acting like this so it's bits and pieces of them rolled into one. Thx for reading.

Kim Rodrigues September 9, 2017 at 9:19 PM What happened to grace? Is it dead and buried! Too sad! One at a time they make me not want to watch. Like Reese Witherspoon who was a darling in movies then had a drunk meltdown thinking herself all it. Too too sad. I think of the grace of Doris Day and Cary Grant, for example. Gayle Rodd September 10, 2017 at 11:18 AM ahh Grace... the fading art!