Honoring Your Poetry...

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deltasteele
I give it 5 stars



FAME

WILL THIS POEM MAKE ME FAMOUS?
I'LL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE;
LIKE COOKIES DID FOR AMOS,
OR UNCLE MILTIE FOR TV.

WILL IT BRING ME RICHES?
ALL MY WISHES WILL BE FULFILLED;
I COULD SCRATCH WHATEVER ITCHES,
THERE'S MONEY IN THE TILL.

WILL IT MAKE ME HAPPY?
I'VE FORGOTTEN WHAT THAT'S LIKE.
I'M SO TIRED OF FEELING CRAPPY,
LIKE A THIRD WHEEL ON A BIKE.

WILL I GET RESPECT AT LAST?
WILL PEOPLE CLAMOR 'ROUND ME?
ASKING ME ABOUT MY PAST,
WANTING TO KNOW WHO FOUND ME.

WILL FAME AFFECT ME, CHANGE MY STYLE?
wELL, MAYBE JUST A BIT;
I'LL SIGN AN AUTOGRAPH ONCE IN A WHILE,
AFTER ALL, I AM A HIT!

WILL IT GET ME A WEEKLY SERIES?
WILL NEILSON RATE ME NUMBER ONE?
THE WHOLE COUNTRY'S WRITING QUERIES,
WHAT DO I DO FOR FUN?

YES, FAME IS WHAT I STRIVE FOR,
WHY I'M WRITING EVERY DAY;
YET, THERE'S ONE THING I KNOW FOR SURE -
I'D GLADLY CHUCK IT ALL AWAY.

ALTHOUGH FAME IS WHAT I'M AFTER,
WHAT I REALLY WANT IS YOU;
I LIVE TO HEAR YOUR LAUGHTER.
AND SEE YOU ALL DAY THROUGH.

IF THE WORLD KNOWS NOT THAT I EXIST,
IT WOULDN'T MATTER TO ME;
AS LONG AS YOU'RE THE ONE I KISS,
AND YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME TRULY.

FAME IS FOR THE LONELY -
THAT'S A FACT I NEVER KNEW;
I WANT NOT FAME, BUT ONLY
TO LIVE INSIDE OF YOU.

THAT IS FAME ENOUGH FOR ME,
IT SATISFIES MY LIFE;
AND IF YOU WERE WALT DISNEY,
ONE DAY I'D BE YOUR WIFE.

BUT I INVENT ROMANCES,
WHERE NONE ARE TO BE FOUND;
I CREATE THOSE LONELY DANCES,
TO EERIE, HAUNTING SOUNDS.

SO WHAT IS LEFT FOR ME BUT FAME,
IT'S IN THE MASTER PLAN;
YOU LOVE ME NOT, BUT I'M TO BLAME -
AT LEAST YOU'LL BE A FAN.

ALL WILL READ THIS SILLY RHYME,
IT'S ALL PART OF THE GAME;
BUT IT'S YOU I WRITE OF ALL THE TIME,
YES IT'S YOU THAT BRINGS ME FAME.

SO READ BETWEEN THE LINES, MY LOVE,
THERE'S A MESSAGE HERE FOR YOU;
THE WORLD'S A HAWK, AND YOU'RE A DOVE,
AND I'M FAMOUS - BUT LONELY TOO