Hollywood
After shedding
the skin of another
the wine bottle winks
from the fridge, garnet liquid
slides down a throat where
words written by others
clog their own.
Adulation and awards
are determined by cliques
and closed parameters,
deviation from a set ideology
is cancellable.
Pretty faces bow, keep
their opinions in line
with the establishment.
Go home and drink it all away.
Napowrimo.org prompt for today: Today, we challenge you to write a poem in which a profession or vocation is described differently than it typically is considered to be.
My poem is on the cynical side today but I call it as I see it, generally speaking.
Oh, yes, Charlotte. They’re in a league of their own. Excellent write.
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Thank you! Im afraid I’ve lost my taste for Hollywood in the past few years. Too much politics, not enough entertainment that’s watchable. JMO.
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I suppose it’s a business like any other.
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Undoubtedly. They certainly take advantage of their unique world wide stage.
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I don’t mind them using their platforms. I just don’t know why our culture elevates all of them (and it) so much.
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Gina, I didn’t remember that you read this blog!
I do mind that they use their platform for politics and what comes off as cultural lecturing. Famous actors & musicians are in a unique position with world-wide audiences. They’re entitled to their opinions, yes, but they have a lot of influence on people who don’t keep up with world events. And, lately, it feels like some of them have forgotten the many fans who made them billionaires & use their fame to condescend to/about them. It’s definitely making me rethink whose work I’ll support which feeds into the widening divide in our country and others. It very, very sad.
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Yes, it’s coming to my email!
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And I love the cynicism.
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Oh, girl. If you only knew.
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