Salt of the Earth

Salt of The Earth Ordinary people That’s who we are Our triumphs Our sacrifices Loves And torments Go unsung For the most part Un-noticed by anyone Ordinary people Who’s lives may have suffered tradgedy Quite sperate From the world of celebrity Who’s weight loss and weight gain Who’s lives are sucked up So avidly Un-famous Un-important That’s what we are Un-recognised heroines And heroes People that the world Never knows This celebrity culture Demeans us Turn our lives To a paultry plethora Of existence Devoid of the glitter and pomp Of celebrity red carpet TV show sold money Our faces un-immortalised In the applause Of the overpaid and wealthy Of yet another publicity stunts Awards Our lives a mere daily Rigmarol of mediocrity As we dine on the scraps Of news and gossip Of the purile insignificance Of celebrity Ordinary people That’s who we are The un-discovered heroes And heroines Who’s backs and sweat Hold up the scaffolding Of the bright shinning Neon distraction Media circus World of celebrity Politicians Models Muscicians Actors Football players All raking the cream Which belongs to Firemen Cops Nurses And Doctors Road sweepers Trash collectors Husbands Fathers Wives Mothers Making their lives ends meet And staying afloat Facing each day Heroines and heroes Of the common all And for the common good Though bemused and belittled Misinformed Mislead And lied to Still we emerge As the salt of the Earth Just ordinary People This poem was prompted by the recent death of celebrity Jade Goody, a tragedy indeed. I am sure she will be sorely missed by her family. As will all the other ordinary people who passed on recently, be missed by their families.