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.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017



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Date: 12/23/2020 1:47:00 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!///
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Date: 1/5/2018 2:52:00 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
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Gayle Rodd
Date: 1/5/2018 3:09:00 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
Date: 1/3/2018 7:51:00 PM
Well-written truth! Many sell their souls.
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Date: 1/2/2018 8:45:00 AM
Yes I think for some that Indeed would be the case.
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Date: 12/20/2017 8:43:00 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.
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Gayle Rodd
Date: 12/20/2017 5:20:00 PM
Thank you for your comments Michael
Date: 11/23/2017 8:10:00 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.
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Gayle Rodd
Date: 11/23/2017 11:03:00 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??
Date: 11/22/2017 6:57:00 PM
intimate knowledge of experience, this fine poem reveals...well done, Gayle!
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Gayle Rodd
Date: 11/23/2017 11:02:00 AM
Intimate knowledge? oh do tell!!
Date: 10/6/2017 7:05:00 AM
All too soon it all comes crashing down for some, and my, how hard some of them fall. A great write Gayle...Maria
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Date: 9/22/2017 4:43:00 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.
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Date: 9/19/2017 3:19:00 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.
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Date: 9/18/2017 4:16:00 PM
Loved your poem. Well crafted.
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Gayle Rodd
Date: 9/18/2017 9:17:00 PM
Thank you so much Line
Date: 9/16/2017 11:57:00 AM
An excellent truthful write
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Gayle Rodd
Date: 9/16/2017 12:29:00 PM
I think there are more of these types in Hollywood than not. Thx for reading.
Date: 9/10/2017 12:10:00 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.
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Gayle Rodd
Date: 9/10/2017 11:18:00 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.
Date: 9/9/2017 9:19:00 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.
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Gayle Rodd
Date: 9/10/2017 11:18:00 AM
ahh Grace... the fading art!
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