Back to Earth

by Yankee4youSt. Albans, Vermont, USA

Jul 2012 747 Views 11 comments

Back to Earth

So fair and fickle as a full grown child
Youth is captured in your radiant smile
A name you chose to become more styled
Is masking what you've been known for awhile

When fame and fortune replacing your soul
Is not something you ever consider
Why wonder why life is out of control
When you sell life to the highest bidder

The limelight glows on the stage you enter
For turning back is out of the question
A spotlight shines on you front and center
And accounts for your manic depression

When fame sets you apart from the masses
Time to take off those rose colored glasses

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Posted: Jul 2012

About this poem:

Just be yourself for goodness sake because you'll never
fool anyone trying to be somebody you're not.

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Comments (11)

lucy1777Broken Arrow Oklahoma, Oklahoma USAJul 4, 2012

Excellent Sonnet Yankee! I really like those last two lines

swade777Grants Pass Area, Oregon USAJul 4, 2012

Chris.... you AMAZE ME!!! You have a talent that is every bit as admirable as that of my favotite 'English' poet, Mr. Fellsman! Now I've gotta claim that I have TWO favorite poets!! :-) Another awesome Sonnet, just as Lucy has said!! GRAND my friend, absolutely GRAND!!! Happy Independence Day!!!!

Odette67Penrith, Cumbria, England UKJul 6, 2012

When fame sets you apart from the masses
Time to take off those rose colored glasses

This is a very thought provoking Sonnet Yankee...So much truth here.

“You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some of the people all of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all the time.”

OndosSydney, New South Wales AustraliaJul 6, 2012

I take my hat off to you.

FellsmanLake District, Cumbria, England UKJul 6, 2012

Hi Yankee

You have developed your sonnet writing to great heights. This is superb - both the narrative and the attention to the technicalities. A fine write.

Bill