Hollywood Fame: The Cure for Cancer
Posted: Tuesday, June 02, 2009
by Jeff Brown
Inner Projection
Are the non-famous brave?
Do they encounter insurmountable odds?
Do they give to charity with fanfare?
I don't know.
Never seen their biographies on TV.
Maybe that's why so many desire Hollywood fame,
not enough appreciation for life unexamined.
If we all achieved fame utopia wouldn't be far off.
Think of all we'd do knowing interviews were imminent.
We'd have to eliminate career faux pas to keep lengthy decline at bay,
arrange some type of a super socials security,
federally funded posterior, face and gam guarantees.
Our economy would soar with wartime-like production
of trucks, cars, cities, towns and trains,
to blow up and inflame again and again.
No rocks thrown at Mercedes or Bimmers out of jealousy.
A Rodeo Drive at every corner.
We'd be looking in the mirror too often to start a war.
No more lawyers, politicians, junkies or crooks.
Everyone would work out six days a week,
all trim, tucked, bulbous and tan.
Plenty of award shows, galas and openings to display
wrinkle free skin, newborn pearly whites.
A star wagon of our very own.
Gold rings for every finger and toe.
A fountain in every living room.
A chicken franchise in every town we've got.
More than just a limo at the wave of a hand.
But let's not forget the most important thing,
Offspring to perpetuate our perfected rituals of delight.
Offspring to perpetuate our perfected rituals of delight.
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More commentsunlike Europeans,we have no real ROYALTY, so Hollywood creates them,artificially, for us to worshipYes, what would we do without the Briney Spears, Madonnas, and Michael Jacksons of this country? Thanks for reading / commenting.
Jeff,Splendid! I feel this should be read by the world! Great job, and keep up the good work.Me too, but all that dialing will kill my finger ;=) Thanks for your kind comment.:), I'm LOL, but just by imagining you, and a few other helers like myself doing all that ialing, or typing makes the sincerity of something like this surreal, Jeff. Thanks for starting it here :).
Great article. Well done.I would hate to be famous like a Hollywood star. I would like to be known for my work not for my personal life. But that is maybe just utopia.Unfortunately, the "fame" mentality has taken over. I see it in my students who pose for pictures on the various social media like they're stars themselves. My 15 year-old daughter is always posing into her cell phone camera. Hollywood has bitten into America hard and appears here to stay. Thanks for reading.
Funny - Whimsical - but FunnyThanks, Anthony. Who said poetry has to rhyme or be serious. Thanks for reading.
Beautiful. Love it. If I could, I'd give you a ten to compensate for all those who've given this less than a five. Sorry I couldn't help more. Brilliant.Thanks Chuck for the kind words.
Hi Jeff. It is true the world of celebrity has such a broad effect on a lot of peoples lives, we need to be our own people not try and copy what we see on tv and in the media. Great read.Yes, and parents need to get this accross to our kids. Being a college instructor and father of two teenages, I see how the "pose and be sexy" shallowness of celebritydom has harmed our kids psyche. Thanks for commenting.
I am sorry, but I didn't get it...I read and reread ... guess I need to get with it because I didn't even get the comments and I wonder if anyone did...whimsical indeedie!!!Well, at least thanks for reading and trying.
Very funny! Great job.Thanks, Michael.
Great job Jeff, I think many long for this kind of world, I personally am okay being down here on the ground :-)Blessings! TeresaWouldn't we all love to be free of care and worry? Thanks to stop to read and comment.Most definitely, but Hollywood style is not the way to get it :-)Yeah, that's my point. Trying spread the word ;=)
"bulbous and tan." Awesome!!Thanks, Kenster
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