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death of a celebrity’s mother
My mother told me
how some footy star’s mother died
and they had a minutes silence on the field
my response was ,“So?”
I’m not really sure why I'm meant to care
death happens, why should the death
of a celebrity's mother make any difference to me?
Her response was to give me
a look of disgust
never mind that I shed tears over the death
of Steve Irwin, or that those World Vision ads
have me flicking the channel to something less
soul-nourishing than people asking me for money
I don’t have, to feed children in far-off Africa
And I truly believe our western culture is insane
that the death of a celebrity or their mother can mean more to us
than the neighbour being wheeled out of a house
in a body bag, at the ripe old age of whatever
both of whom we never knew
What is it about television and gossip mags that makes us think
we know anything about the people we’re confronted with daily
on whatever program or latest literary trash
we happen to give our momentary attention to?
I can’t believe any of it is actually true
So pop open that paparazzi laden magazine
turn on the box reserved now for the lazy and naïve of mind
and drown your soul in meaningless bullshit
don’t you know “someone’s” mother died today?
Yeah… I’m still not caring
© Indie Adams 2012
how some footy star’s mother died
and they had a minutes silence on the field
my response was ,“So?”
I’m not really sure why I'm meant to care
death happens, why should the death
of a celebrity's mother make any difference to me?
Her response was to give me
a look of disgust
never mind that I shed tears over the death
of Steve Irwin, or that those World Vision ads
have me flicking the channel to something less
soul-nourishing than people asking me for money
I don’t have, to feed children in far-off Africa
And I truly believe our western culture is insane
that the death of a celebrity or their mother can mean more to us
than the neighbour being wheeled out of a house
in a body bag, at the ripe old age of whatever
both of whom we never knew
What is it about television and gossip mags that makes us think
we know anything about the people we’re confronted with daily
on whatever program or latest literary trash
we happen to give our momentary attention to?
I can’t believe any of it is actually true
So pop open that paparazzi laden magazine
turn on the box reserved now for the lazy and naïve of mind
and drown your soul in meaningless bullshit
don’t you know “someone’s” mother died today?
Yeah… I’m still not caring
© Indie Adams 2012
Published 18th Jun 2012
| Edited 19th Jun 2012
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18th Jun 2012 2:50am
Really good point, Indie. A very thought-provoking poem.
On the subject...Rodney King died today :P
On the subject...Rodney King died today :P
18th Jun 2012 3:00am
lol, thanks for your comment Sublime :)
On the subject... I don't even know who Rodney King is :P
On the subject... I don't even know who Rodney King is :P
18th Jun 2012 7:29am
I love this.
I am forever saying that I despise the fact that my News Station is carrying on and on, endlessly about some celebrity. Often times it is my World News Station!
I just find it hard to believe that out of the whole world, that is all they can find to talk about.
Just because you are famous, doesn't mean you are a celebrity, and I don't think Rodney King is a celebrity. Just my opinion.
I love what you have to say and how you say it. Great piece :)
I am forever saying that I despise the fact that my News Station is carrying on and on, endlessly about some celebrity. Often times it is my World News Station!
I just find it hard to believe that out of the whole world, that is all they can find to talk about.
Just because you are famous, doesn't mean you are a celebrity, and I don't think Rodney King is a celebrity. Just my opinion.
I love what you have to say and how you say it. Great piece :)
19th Jun 2012 1:16am
Thank you Rachel :) (Up until yesterday I didn't know who Rodney King was.)
Our western celebrity culture pisses me off, I don't understand how gossip "news" can take precedence over real life stories. The media says it's what the people want to hear/see, but we're pretty much just watching what we're told/shown.
Thanks again.
Peace, Indie.
Our western celebrity culture pisses me off, I don't understand how gossip "news" can take precedence over real life stories. The media says it's what the people want to hear/see, but we're pretty much just watching what we're told/shown.
Thanks again.
Peace, Indie.
Indie
Social commentary. My salvation.:)
This is raw and visceral. I love how you turn it around from an incident and raise bigger questions.
Third stanza was gun powder. Bang on.
However I feel it could use another edit later on.
I know your form [and what you are capable of] and
this is not the optimum. The topic is serious, the
questions are apt and meaningful. he execution
should be Mexican Death squad like.:)[Reflect on it]
Just a personal opinion.
p.s-
S1, L7: Celebrity's
S4, L1: Make
L2: Something
Social commentary. My salvation.:)
This is raw and visceral. I love how you turn it around from an incident and raise bigger questions.
Third stanza was gun powder. Bang on.
However I feel it could use another edit later on.
I know your form [and what you are capable of] and
this is not the optimum. The topic is serious, the
questions are apt and meaningful. he execution
should be Mexican Death squad like.:)[Reflect on it]
Just a personal opinion.
p.s-
S1, L7: Celebrity's
S4, L1: Make
L2: Something
19th Jun 2012 4:21am
Sumeet, thank you.
I didn't put a whole lot of effort into this one honestly, and it could be tighter. I'll keep it in mind for an edit as I do like it. Gunpowder for verse three? Yay!
And thanks for picking up those errors, though I couldn't find the last two.
Peace, Indie
I didn't put a whole lot of effort into this one honestly, and it could be tighter. I'll keep it in mind for an edit as I do like it. Gunpowder for verse three? Yay!
And thanks for picking up those errors, though I couldn't find the last two.
Peace, Indie
Indie
You are more than welcome.:)
I realized that bit. But it was better to put it this way. :D It's a very relevant question. Hence
this has all the possibilites of becoming a magnificent poem.
Last two.
'What is it about television and gossip mags that makes us think [Make us think-plural form]
we know anything about the people we’re [Something instead of anything]
confronted with daily '
You are more than welcome.:)
I realized that bit. But it was better to put it this way. :D It's a very relevant question. Hence
this has all the possibilites of becoming a magnificent poem.
Last two.
'What is it about television and gossip mags that makes us think [Make us think-plural form]
we know anything about the people we’re [Something instead of anything]
confronted with daily '
19th Jun 2012 4:40am
Ah, I see what you mean. My brain can't remedy the make/makes debate right now. I'll have a think about it. I used makes in reference to the television and gossip mags, I get the plural/non-plural thing, but it's giving me a brain strain.
Line two, I used anything, instead of something, because we truly know nothing real about celebrities, (as in who they are as people, and not just how they portray themselves or are portrayed in the media) so I felt that using anything encompassed that more deeply than using something.
Line two, I used anything, instead of something, because we truly know nothing real about celebrities, (as in who they are as people, and not just how they portray themselves or are portrayed in the media) so I felt that using anything encompassed that more deeply than using something.
