Convince them of necessity. Then councel
Of an immediacy.? Step it up to an emergency.' And keep it fast paced-volitile
With some pathos see.! Appeal to good intent..And hype the alarm, then offer the
Solution to every arm.? Throw out the cash
Raise the debt, get some princes to press
Knuckles yes! Get that photo op set.' Push
Out the quacks, oh the doctors i mean.?create some rules..Get real obscene, get
Old dolly parton to sing along, and many
Celebs will join the throng, its all about egos in the world you see.? And paying and
Paying..Well who ( the hell) values whats whats free.?
There are many good people from Hollywood. Hollywood is a working class district of L.A. (1 of 42 districts). Celebs don't live there which includes the Epstein ilk. Bad people are all over the place, especially the Red States and their people who voted for the bad leaders. There are bad dictators all over the world, repressing the women, not just in America. I've never heard of KKK members in Hollywood, I have in the Maga States. Let's not bundle all people in Hollywood, that is ignorance!
A good Ambassador Hollywood, to the world along with Jazz music, Hollywood movies, with their dazzling musicals, bright comedies, and intense dramas, and Si Fi, has been the dream maker for the world! Even those working in the movie industry were by and large hard working Americans. Glamorous actors just a tip of the ice berg. For those conservatives, they should remember Regan was a product of Hollywood. Thank you very much.
Newspapers once were fine, I am convinced.
Since Nixon left the stage to newbie Newsom,
each time I went to open one, I winced.
The policies of Hillary? No chance!
They’ll tell you where her hair is cut and rinsed,
the salsa classes where she goes to dance!
What stock investments will I need to go for,
If Trump gives way, one day, to J.D. Vance?
The papers teach me more about his sofa!
My interest inevitably ebbs.
The suavest slingback and the latest loafer
do not enthral me. Even less, celebs!
Some starlet’s Oscar outfit, voted ‘gruesome’?
What do I care? The same for wifi, webs,
or if some actress has enhanced her bosom.
Republican Vice-Presidential nominee JD Vance’s comments about Donald Trump:
In DMs, he wondered whether Trump, “Is America’s Hitler.” (2015)
“Fellow Christians, everyone is watching us when we apologize for this man. Lord help us.” (2016)
“Donald Trump is a moral disaster.” (2016)
After one meeting with Trump, Vance wrote “My god what an idiot.” (2016)
“What percentage of the American population has Donald Trump sexually assaulted?” (JD Vance, 2016)
Vance tweeted: “Trump makes people I care about afraid. Immigrants, Muslims, etc. Because of this I find him reprehensible. (2016)
“I’m definitely not gonna vote for Trump because I think that he’s projecting very complex problems onto simple villains.” (2016)
“Trump’s a total fraud who doesn’t care if regular people and call him reprehensible.” (2017)
“Trump’s cultural heroin, just another opioid for Middle America.” (2017)
On Twitter (X) Vance liked tweets saying Trump committed “serial sexual assault.”
and called Trump “One of USA’s most hated, villainous, and douchey celebs.”
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A song for this:
The End of the Innocence by Don Henley
To those who held the fort,
To those who fought and won,
To those, though worn, stood tall,
Your strength-like wall, is kept.
You scars, be worn like medals,
Shine bright like petals in sun;
The chains be burn'd like cobwebs
You are celebs, till ever!
Their art is not less enticing
than a Renoir or Botticelli,
but the light of their charm is vacuous.
They love that backlit glow
if it highlights only upon them,
but that glitter is only a penumbra.
Goslings have more light
as they follow
a glimmer of imprinted blood.
Snails exude more illumination.
Van Gogh refused my cigarette, ‘No thanks, I’ve got one ear’
*
The zoo wanted some antelope but they were just two deer
*
I offered the cabbie some chewing gum, he said do you think that’s fare
*
Why did Adam eat the apple when Eve had a lovely pear
*
The tyrant banned men in white shirts: people are going to dye
*
He claimed to have some caustic soda, was that some kind of Lye
*
The ageing mechanic removed the wheel, he was ready to re-tyre
*
Robin Hood was livid, the donuts were in the friar
*
A starving woman’s fave celebs are bound to be ‘has beans’
*
Men just seem to like her, is it something in her jeans
*
My search for water in the haunted woods ended in a creak
*
Folk are stealing mountains, should we take a peak
*
I’m spraying herbs with weed-o-cide: I’m only killing thyme
*
The mountaineer was chilly, he preferred a sunny clime
Life goes by in a flash is a
famous quote/ saying. The
longer I live on this earth
I’ve found that quote/ saying
to be true. This year 2020
has made a believer out of
me. I’ve seen so many people
pass away like never before.
( Family, Friends, Celebs,
Strangers).Due to COVID-19
and other things. All these
things remind that life is fragile.
However, it will always be what
you make of it. So live it to the
full.Make your mark( in whatever
capacity that is).Because life
really does go by in a flash.Try
to give your flowers to the living
while they can still smell and
appreciate them. And I will try to
do likewise. While I’m still able to
smell the sweet scent of the roses.
Alexis Y.
9/1/2020
In memory of all those who have lost their lives this
year.
Dedicated to Chadwick Boseman ( Black Panther
Wakanda Forever)!!!
Fly, butterfly, but slowly fly;
Being drunk with celestial glow,
If you try, and fly high: sky high,
Your wings will burn, and you will die.
Fly, butterfly, but not so high;
Fly slowly and low, so you know,
Celebs you see live not so nigh,
If you try, and fly high, you’ll die.
Fly, butterfly, yet never try
To go beyond the nature’s flow;
If you do, and try to fly high,
Down you will go, and you will die.
Aug. 30, 2020
A Lipogram Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Emile Pinet
I avoided using letter "A".
https://www.rhymezone.com/ for rhyming
(stanza 1: a, b, a, a / stanza 2: a, b, a, a / Stanza 3: a, b, a, a / stanza 4: a, b, a, a)
https://www.howmanysyllables.com (each line has 8 syllables)
as builders spend pennies
flipping profits on houses
lifestyle gurus
show us how to fold trousers
and chefs under pressure
scream out all their orders
while people in need
are labelled as hoarders
and bookies fix odds
for the afternoon races
as judges cast judgements
on bizarre family cases
and teams answer questions
to win mystery prizes
while traffic cops chase
young suicide drivers
and retirees escape
to a life on the Costas
as law firms inform us
it’s good to sue doctors
and super vets cure
lame dogs and sick horses
as folk with backstories
fail SAS courses
and dealers earn livings
from ducking and diving
while medics with agents
get judged Strictly jiving
and loan deals have small print
explaining their charges
while celebs enjoy cruising
on canals in large barges
and food critics chew
over masterful dinners
and. there. are. several. long. seconds
before we find out the winners
but when MPs dodge questions
on the numerous news’ panels
it’s proof that what bites
really sucks on our channels.
My birthday is on February 1,
and have searched for celebs with that birth date.
but I did not find anyone inspiring.
There were people like Harry Styles, Brandon Lee,
and Lisa Marie Presley;
and a list of names and pics unfamiliar!
I know nothing about these so called celebs,
nor, do I want to !
So, all that is left is to speak of me;
I was born in snow.
In a Winter storm that is,
came into the world crying and never stopped.
Mom said I was dramatic- an old soul,
Grandma said write it, so I did and I do;
have known too much death, sometimes
I need to go inner to find me !
____________________________
September 7, 2019
Poetry/Narrative/February 1
Copyright Protected, ID 19- 1179-114-02
All Rights Reserved. Written under Pseudonym.
little minded people with so little in their lives
promulgating rubbish with their cretinous wives
ooo-ing over news of celebs leaving dives
ahhing over gossip from journos with knives
We just pawns changing from side to side
Escalating to knights or lucky even higher kings
But we can never surpass the masters
The controllers, we just chest pieces and they gods
Leaders of this psychological imprisonment
The game set to be only one winner
But we the soldiers so we meant to die
Thats life and the modern world is the play ground
Full of illusions, from poverty to the richest
kings and queens, governments and celebs to all kinds of careers
In school its set against peers and test yourself confidence
To set a motive for other teens
The world kind of the same thing
Earth what is this place from blue skies to dark and shining stars
from the sun to the moon
What a mysterious place to be in
Full of wonder and sacred civilizations
To monuments constructed to represent higher beings
From animals revolving around each other
To humans fighting one another cause of political systems
and misunderstandings, all illusions which have been
Implanted on us, the strange game of living
It will change time to time just all to test our limit
From past to present and into the future what a set back
of virtual reality, complex humanity.
Let's talk about royals, religious leaders and rich celebs,
You know the people they have influence and power
Sat there judging us from their ivory tower.
It's time for the truth the world needs to be told
If they really cared they wouldn't stockpile their gold.
All over TV telling you to give because it's kind
You're doing their job, you're paying for their wars, open your mind.
It's only the poor that ever seem to give
To have nothing we know what its like to live.
With a new horror or starving child, they play on your heart
Only they don't tell you those things they did start.
To change the world, they have the power
They don't really care they're in their ivory tower.
They're happy with the status quo
Their way of life needs to go.
The world can provide for everything that we need
We cannot last with the elites filthy greed.
We need a new world we need a change
They've made it feel very strange.
Spotlight
So many people want to live in the spotlight,
Yet only a few want everyone to know about their daily life.
Some celebrities don't want every inch of the spotlight.
Except the Kardashians whom live for the spotlight.
It's a crazy world we live in
and everyone is a victim.
There's a snake in the system,
and it's looking to bite with some venom.
It's like contagion all over again
And no one knows what the cure is.
An infection that spreads at the speed of a virus,
Exposing every dark light with the spotlight.
My turn in the light, I don't want anyone but me in the light,
Put my face on the jumbo screen like an emoji screen.
I want the attention all the other celebs get,
acting like it's a contest.
Put me on the red carpet in front of all the cameras,
So, I can pose for the people with the cameras.
I love the spotlight like the moonlight,
Up in the sky shining like sunlight.
Put me in the spotlight, I love the spotlight.
Put me in the spotlight, I love the spotlight.
The only place I want to be is in the spotlight.
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