Hollywood Heroes

Hollywood heroes made from cookie cutter stars

Paper dolls with paint-by-number faces

Little button noses sewn on with golden thread

shimmering souls of leaders long dead

Eyes made of marbles most assuredly can’t see

humans are not the beings that we are made out to be


Author's Notes/Comments: 

unfinished 4-28-2002

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Boy you got that right Lauren, thanks for sharing...
keep up the good work. When I get a chance, I'll read more.
I don't know if you like to share with other forums or not.. and I'm sure not trying to sell anything... I think you write well and it would be nice to see your work in poetices....I'm one of the moderators there...Oddlyenuf

http://excoboard.com/exco/index.php?boardid=1070

This is another site where people have been published or are going to be soon...I have about 45 in there.
http://maria101.proboards24.com/index.cgi?board=Readmypoetryandlyrics