Lightning In a Bottle
LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE
(Dedicated to legends who left a legacy in lives cut short)
Diana- not merely Princess of Whales
but grace, generosity and love so
purely personified
in gentle soul you kept your pain
in harsh surrounds of those
wholly undeserving
Your legacy lives on…
James Dean- what misfortune caused
fatal accident extinguishing flair at
twenty-four
the silver screen capturing a face
strikingly memorable
for evermore
Your legacy lives on……
Marilyn- transcended beauty demure
began just Norma Jean you shot to
swift fame
for men required a mannequin
your voice seductively enticed
then silent
Your legacy lives on…..
Kurt Cobain-- my idol you remain
Courageously you tried to hold
your flame
your voice cried out poetic and
lyrical pain
suicide’s tragic choice ending
to explain Your legacy lives on….
© Kim van Breda—June 2014
Copyright © Kim Van Breda | Year Posted 2014
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