on the rocks

on the rocks

famous people

want for nothing

live free then die early

in the evening of their existence

as time no longer wanes

it rushes to curb celebrity

shorter lives, longer drinks

cars in pieces

lives in shreds

Paparazzi like sharks

scavenge on bleeding careers

famous people

succumb

to fame

like a wrestler pinned to a mat

headlines of tragedy

gone too soon

then forgotten before the next name

appears as yet another fallen star

famous people

would rather be transparent

drink alone

keep secret that extra olive

in their martinis...

erin-cilberto

7/28/22

Reviews

[Patricia]

So many of them write from pain and from addiction and some can’t write without either and believe it’s the secret to their success, Janis Joplin, Amy Whinehouse, Jim Morrison, Curt Cobain and the countless others so much potential lost but leaving behind some of the best music ever created. This write just brings it all back and makes me pull out their music and reminisce.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

A writer can only hope his or her work has some effect...thank you, Patricia.
j.

[Chris Shaw]

Amy, I thought of Amy Whitehouse an incredible talent on a pathway to an inevitable early death. There have been so many abd their lives have been cut short from the fast lane. Like a comet they flashed bright and burned out quickly. Fab work dear J.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Comets are fast, bright and burn out almost as they flash...thank you, Chris,
j.

[Andrew John]

Long time since I was "famous" - just a little within a city (Coventry, UK) and county (Warwickshire) while broadcasting on the local radio station (Mercia Sound) - but not sure whether I liked drinking alone. Well, did enjoy drinking, I guess (still do). Whatever, I have enjoyed reading this. I'll read it again - maybe with a drink! You may buy me a martini!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

you're on, Andrew...then mention me on your show...but under a different name...anonymity is glorious.
thank you,
j.

[Patricia Wedel]

dearest Jacob… a quiet life with rest and meadows of flowers and summertime Mellons is a Venture in longevity. Writing Poetry is free and sowing seeds is rewarding. Your views are full of Wisdom. gently, Pat

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind review, Pat,
j.

[Relic]

I think the drug culture is big in Hollywood. Many succumb to pressures and egos and drift off into whatever drug or drink that may be. I recall when Chris Farley died. He wanted to go out like his hero John Belushi. He suffered a horrible death. Drugs, melodramas, and drinking don't go together too well. Not even for those stars of the fifties, sixties and up.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I appreciate this insightful review, Relic,
j.

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

I have noticed a lot of famous died young
John Denver James Dean Buddy Holly yes
The big Boppa
All gone too soon
Loved your poem

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I was crushed when Buddy Holly died...I had singles by the Crickets...loved him and them...
and was nine when that happened...and I had just seen Ritchie Valens on Ed Sullivan a couple weeks before the crash, singing Donna.
j.

[Julie McCarthy (juliespenhere)]

Yes it’s tragic
All dying young