Obsession's Bitter Harvest
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Lights! Camera! Action!
Cue “My Sister Sam”
At first sight there was attraction
Fanboy’s heart was smitten—BAM!
As he watched her on TV
His infatuation grew
So he wrote her lots of fan mail
Her one response stirred obsession's brew
For a time all was serene
What came next was the prime factor
When he saw on the TV screen
Her in bed with another actor
Fanboy’s deep obsession exploded
Fueled by deviant perception
Thus her stalker he became
Led by massive misconception
Finally hired a private dick
To find out her current address
Paid him more to do it quick
Overwhelmed by sheer distress
He knocked on her apartment door
She said he was an unwanted guest
Called her”another Hollywood whore”
Then he shot her in the chest
Rebecca Schaeffer was pronounced dead
Robert John Bardo took her life
Obsession’s bitter harvest
Yielding hurt and endless strife
February 16, 2020
F T I obsession
Brian Strand, sponsor
Copyright © Mark Toney | Year Posted 2020
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