Spotlight

I wrote this poem in the aftermath of Anna Nicole Smith’s death 5 years ago. I was home sick from school and they were discussing her death and the surrounding circumstances on Dr. Phil. And I got frustrated because I didn’t get why people couldn’t let her death rest in peace without a big spectacle. Really, it could go for any big celebrity and their families who has had an untimely death in the past few years, to include Michael Jackson, Amy Winehouse, and most recently, Whitney Houston.

Spotlight

In one instant, a life is changed

Suddenly, everyone is watching

Now, everybody cares

What you do, how you do it

It’s all out there, ready for people to criticize

Good or bad, it can be seen by all

There is no sympathy

It’s all just a good story

You try to hide, but are sought out

This is the price of the spotlight.