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The slow death of a mid-night socialite.

We are known to many,
But thought of by none.
The whirl of gossip
Fills us with joy, even
If just for a moment.

The flash of lightning
Signalling your soul's
Imprisonment, but your
Body's destruction.
The abomination is mistaken,
For Fame.

The demand for size zero
Can kill, just as any illness.
A socialite with an
Absence of any appetite,
No control over your choice.

We feed off of the
Limelight, but forever starving.
The torture of the media,
Drive us towards immortality,
But we only find our end.

Resorting to the worst, that
Thrusts us towards rehab.
Churning, twisting and convulsing.
Your end is near, too close to prevent,
Along time coming, finally arrived.

All we want is to be
Happy, content with our place,
Our roll in this machine.
But to find that roll,
We will sacrifice our lives.

Reviews

[DarkRainbowPie]

This is my favourite one of your poems. Wow. You had me captivated at the opening lines. This piece really rings true. It something we all should be aware of. ''The demand for size zero can kill, just as any illness'' - my favourite lines in the whole poem. Sadly, people don't seem to realise that 'beauty' doesn't mean 'skinny'. Great write, I love this poem. 100/100 :')

[Firefly]

Thank you :D tbh, i felt like i let things down with this poem, but clearly i was wrong :D really, thank you z:)

[DarkRainbowPie]

Very wrong. B| x'D No problem Cathal, this poem is great :)

[Lexi Villanueva]

Your end is near to close to pervent-my favorite lines
You really surprised me of what you wrote!-100

[Firefly]

Thank you very much.

[Rahul]

The flash of lightning
Signalling your soul's
Imprisonment, but your
Body's destruction. ....nicely penned, great job once again. you always write ffrom your inner and i always love to read youse one.

[Firefly]

Thank you very much!!

[Saint No-One]

I believe you meant to use role rather than roll. That aside, bravo sir. This is my favorite work from you yet. You have an engaging control of language and a keen mind. I enjoy reading your work immensely. I would tell you not to criticize yourself so much, but this is surely one of the reasons why in writing you succeed. Once again, bravo.

[Firefly]

Wow, seriously, thank you so much! Any praise is appreciated but praise such as this is just marvelous! Thank you!

[InsanityWriter]

Wow. This is really powerful and well written. :) I especially liked the second to last stanza. Amazing poem! I always admire those who write free-verse. ^_^ Great job. :] Keep writing!

100/100

[Firefly]

Thank you so much! :D seriously, it means so much :D and i shall, dont worry :D