Movie Star

Movie Star

A Poem by The Iron Horseman
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A look at the superficial nature of stardom.

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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


© 2018 The Iron Horseman


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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

Posted 6 Years Ago


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The Iron Horseman

6 Years Ago

Thanks again, Margie. I am pleased that you picked up on that - it was meant to be a clinical observ.. read more



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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.

Posted 6 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

The Iron Horseman

6 Years Ago

Thank you so much, PL. It's good to hear from you again, my lovely friend. I am glad you liked it, a.. read more
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

Posted 6 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

The Iron Horseman

6 Years Ago

Thanks again, Margie. I am pleased that you picked up on that - it was meant to be a clinical observ.. read more
Hollyweird is full of people like this. They get trapped in their own egos.

Posted 6 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

The Iron Horseman

6 Years Ago

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

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Added on November 10, 2017
Last Updated on March 17, 2018
Tags: celebrity, movie star, glamour, glamor, Hollywood, aging, superficiality, ambition, poetry, poem

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The Iron Horseman
The Iron Horseman

Canada



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Aspiring new writer. I enjoy writing stories, poems and song lyrics. In fact most of my poems are song lyrics! All constructive input is welcome. If you think something sucks, tell me so. I won't be o.. more..

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