Elizabeth Edwards looses her battle
With
“The Big C”
Cut to
Angelina and Brad
At the premiere of her new movie
She’s wearing a sweater dress
Versace
Cut to her thigh
Cut to Mark Wahlberg
And
Christian Bale
At the premiere
Of
The Fighter
Cut to
Me
Looking for elder care facilities
For my elderly parents
They boast
“Celebrity parents reside here”
“Who gives a shit?”
Says, my husband
Does anyone really care about Elizabeth Edwards?
Does anyone really care about the elderly, if they don’t have a famous child?
Does anyone care that I’ve had a headache for two days?
Does anyone care that I was three pounds thinner
Last week
Than
I am
This week?
Does anyone care
That Obama
Will wave the Estate Tax
To gain
Political ground???
Three kids lost their mother today
Angelina and Brad
At her premiere
WHO GIVES A SHIT!
© 2010
The Juice Bar 
Great rant, great poem Vicki!!! Thanks for sharing it with us! 🙂
This is powerful shit, Vicki. I totally get it. And totally agree! Terrific to see your work again at the Juice Bar!
Thank you, Alexis. miss you. ox
Well……I suppose nobody cares…….except for the one you’ll talking about at that moment…….just saying.
You said what many of us think when we watch endless shots of celebrities doing their celebrity thing, But I do know what it is like to look for a decent place for a parent to live and it is not as easy as a celebrity flashing a famous smile. It’s a bitch!
Love to you,
Karen
K, thank you! love to you too!
Vicki, excellent piece. No shit. You dilineated the parallel universes we simultaneously inhabit. We eat our popcorn while watching bloodbaths all over the world. And the thing is, we survive to tell the tales of how we wept at hearing of Elizabeth Edwards’ death while we turned the pages of a magazine and goggled at Angelina Jolie’s thigh high dress.
Rozie…yes, you got it. thank you. ox
Vicki, this is so powerful and poignant–I love it.
Where in the world have I lost that attitude? I want it back! Thanks for the reminder! This is great stuff!!
Amen. I feel ya, kiddo.
i know you do, my friend 🙂
The sell and survival. That glory machine is a hack. Feel you and wish the best possible outcome.
THANKS for the reality check.
Marcus
You’ve whopped us upside the head on this one. A reality slap that resonates deep into our bones. Miss you and class
Told with raging passion……………But
We are breed to feed on the glossy mags and stand in awe of the glitz world…. You may knock it today but tomorrow you buy it!!
We live in a world so unequal and in despair…….But it drives the pen and is a meal for the reader… Who cares is a searching question we sometimes lie with our answer.