how deeply she sought
so deeply that she got lost
in diamonds,tycoons
a baseball hero,
and other women's husbands
burning her life's light
in sex and drugs
until crash and burn
leaving a debris field
as large as life
her legacy a gouge in American life
36 years long
and she never even liked the name
Marilyn
nice capture of all that is and was marilyn...like tht you describe it as a gash and there are those that continue to strive for its shadow....
ReplyDeleteQuite a statement for appreciating what you have, for realizing the richness of our own relative simplicity.
ReplyDeleteStrewn with pearls, eh....?
ReplyDeleteNicely done. :)
big WOW to this Sister!
ReplyDeleteJJRod'z
She came and went, and wasn't happy. Now, though immortalized, we feel sorry for her.
ReplyDeleteGo figure!
Happy New Year Suz!
ReplyDeleteYou summed up her tragic life so well...great job
ReplyDeleteVery succinct Suz!
ReplyDeleteA melancholy tone - rather like my post...
ReplyDeleteOy. Wow. Makes it feel like a fresh wound again. Great writing.
ReplyDeleteAn impossible search within and without..you put it so well. And she will always be with us!
ReplyDeleteSo true. A bittersweet tale.
ReplyDeleteThe crash analogy is brilliant ...
ReplyDeleteSuz this is powerful and true....a beautiful write from title to end....I love it! :-)
ReplyDeletepowerful, potent share...thank you.
ReplyDelete-Jennifer