Celebrity

It must be hard to be a celebrity
To see yourself under a harsh spotlight
To have a constant gravity pulling you down
When all you want to do is fly

I don't need fame to know struggle
I have seen the truth and heard your lie
And we live in an age of judgement
An age of assumption, and of spite

Words twisted into new meaning
Rhythm sucked out of rhyme
The purpose reduced to mockery
The inspiration, shrivelled and dried

I am put up on a pedestal, then
Pushed down and into the grime
Excessive praise or extreme criticism
I tip toe on a thin line

You never bother to ask for my side
You brew stories in your mind
To you, I must be a celebrity
For you judge me all the time.