I'd Like to Die For the Press

I'd like to die in a shark attack
a train wreck
or a natural disaster
die with the precision of a race car pile up
only louder and incoherently faster
Jealous of victims and national coverage
envious of attention and shameless pluggage
my masochism of egotism
unheralded in witless fascination
I'd like to die in an abduction
skydiving or be lost at sea
so long as it is filmed, ready made for TV
I want my name on the nightly news
my face on the cover of the tabloid slew
my story sensational even if a bit untrue
give me media and give me death
cash in big on my last breath
I'd like to die amidst celebrated fanfare
instantly famous albeit unaware