Movie Star

A look at the superficial nature of stardom.

Glossy, glittering glamour,

Strolls across the stage,

Seeking spotlit sexiness,

Defying advancing age.

A career built on beauty,

Selling sex so slyly,

Makes image all important,

Reality not valued highly.

Age is glamour's nemesis,

Plastic surgery its solution,

The pain must be endured,

To avoid financial destitution.

As age takes its toll,

And glamour starts to fade,

The limelight moves to another,

The piper must be paid.

As Beauty sits in her darkened room,

Contemplating the passage of her life,

She wonders was it worth it,

Becoming ambition's celluloid wife.

© 2017 The Iron Horseman

Reviews

[barleygirl]

Good use of rhyme & rhythm . . . the staccato march of this message gives the sense of time marching on. It sounds very detached from any sense of imagery or emotion, nothing lyrical, just the stark facts (in a good way). Even tho you're conveying a common message, you've made it uncommon with your word choices & stark examples from real life (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[The Iron Horseman]

Thanks again, Margie. I am pleased that you picked up on that - it was meant to be a clinical observation of a sad fact. I love your reviews, my friend.

[Poetic License]

Ooooo... potent and well said. Your phrasing, timing and word choice is just out of this word. I am still and shall always remain your biggest fan and most envious friend.

"Glossy, glittering glamour,
Strolls across the stage,
Seeking spotlit sexiness,
Defying advancing age."

Yeah - I so get that. Even those of us who don't earn our livings on the magazine covers are guilty of this. Guilty as charged. The price of chasing youth and beauty is steep, exhausting, expensive....but, for that one look every once in a while..... guilty again, it's intoxicating, it's addictive and when a stranger smiles at you and holds his gaze until you turn the corner....... worth it.

[The Iron Horseman]

Thank you so much, PL. It's good to hear from you again, my lovely friend. I am glad you liked it, and your point is well made. I love the way you ladies beautify our lives and appreciate the efort you put into it. Much appreciated.
...and I am still your biggest fan, too!

[Relic]

Hollyweird is full of people like this. They get trapped in their own egos.

[The Iron Horseman]

You are absolutely right! Thank you for taking the time to read this.