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Monday, December 26, 2011

Beauty Makes No Distinction

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Diamonds and pearls
glitter and shine
putting on the Ritz,
a glitzy design.

Do blondes have more fun?
Look at Marilyn, Anna Nicole
caught by the bright lights
sucked into a static bowl

of drugs and promiscuity
big hair, bigger smiles abreast
slowly dying on the inside,
painful childhoods do attest

to the fact that beauty-
platinum hair and plastic knives-
makes no class distinction;
addiction kills lives.


@laurie kolp

Picture inspiration: Magpie Tales

Also, accidentally linked to dVerse Open Link Night. Click here to read the poem I meant to link.
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36 comments:

  1. anthonynorthDecember 26, 2011 at 3:41 PM

    Powerful and so very true.

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  2. UnknownDecember 26, 2011 at 4:23 PM

    You make a very good point.

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  3. Mimi FoxmortonDecember 26, 2011 at 5:15 PM

    Striking! :)

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  4. MaggieDecember 26, 2011 at 5:17 PM

    A truly insightful piece.

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  5. Kathe W.December 26, 2011 at 5:17 PM

    testimony to a horrible childhood

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  6. MaryDecember 26, 2011 at 7:41 PM

    So very true, Laurie.

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  7. MarieDecember 26, 2011 at 11:46 PM

    Painfully true and well done.

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  8. J Cosmo NewberyDecember 27, 2011 at 12:11 AM

    I have a small but persistent addiction to hot, salty chips...am I doomed?

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  9. Susie ClevengerDecember 27, 2011 at 1:11 AM

    The truth is sometimes harsh..great poem depicting the harshness and too early demise of to two beauty icons.

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  10. IntelliblogDecember 27, 2011 at 2:34 AM

    The truth hurts...
    Well-written!

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  11. Janet MartinDecember 27, 2011 at 9:11 AM

    Powerful, riveting truth! Very well done!

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  12. Everyday GoddessDecember 27, 2011 at 9:12 AM

    So true. We always have a choice.

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  13. HelenDecember 27, 2011 at 10:04 AM

    Laurie ... well done!!!

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  14. Brian MillerDecember 27, 2011 at 12:39 PM

    there is def a danger that comes with all that glitz and glamour that often is not thought about in the search for it...nice laurie

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  15. Mary B. MansfieldDecember 27, 2011 at 1:39 PM

    Wow! Very nicely done.

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  16. LolamouseDecember 27, 2011 at 2:20 PM

    True and well said.

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  17. Steve KingDecember 27, 2011 at 2:59 PM

    Great points, here. Sad to say, we're part of the problem, too. MM, Anna, I'm sure were only giving us what they thought we wanted. And it's called entertainment...nice piece today, Laurie.

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  18. steveroniDecember 27, 2011 at 3:53 PM

    Oh Laurie--how I must agree. Addiction knows no distinction between 'haves', 'have-nots', gender, race, creed, culture.

    Addiction is that animal which takes over us humans, body, mind, and soul.

    I see those twin tragedies of Marilyn and Anne Nichole of warnings to others. There may have been many lives saved (those who stopped before it was too late) because of their untimely deaths.

    In order to keep my head (literally) I have to think that those who leave us like that, die so that others may live.

    GOOD blog post. And it rhymes! YAAAY!
    PEACE!

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  19. DaydreamertooDecember 27, 2011 at 3:54 PM

    Sometimes beauty is a curse, especially if it's exploited to the hilt by others.
    Lovely piece.

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  20. AnonymousDecember 27, 2011 at 4:36 PM

    big hair-bigger smiles abreast. Great line--K.

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  21. LauraDecember 27, 2011 at 4:59 PM

    too sad and true Laurie, and far far to common.

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  22. AnonymousDecember 27, 2011 at 5:09 PM

    I like these lines:

    "platinum hair and plastic knives-
    makes no class distinction"

    ~Shawna
    (rosemarymint.wordpress.com)

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  23. ClaudiaDecember 27, 2011 at 5:15 PM

    i think it's hard to be famous and stay "normal" - there's a lot of danger in all directions for the rich and beautiful and lots of them fell deep.. so luckily i'm neither blonde nor famous..smiles

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  24. Pat HattDecember 27, 2011 at 6:26 PM

    Truly to the point and all true too. It has to be hard to find a balance, but still most act like idiots wanting the hype anyway, some don't though.

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  25. UnknownDecember 27, 2011 at 6:43 PM

    Strong piece Laurie. As someone who has to be on painkillers, it's something I do worry about, never being able to get away from it's grasp. Yes, addiction, while I'm not there yet, well at least I hope not, does devastate lives, families and much more. Thanks for composing this piece, really one many should read. Thanks

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  26. MargaretDecember 27, 2011 at 9:00 PM

    Haunting, just like Judy Garland and so many others. Fame and Fortune is what so many dream of, and die in the begetting of! No class distinction, indeed!

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  27. AnonymousDecember 27, 2011 at 9:41 PM

    nice play on words bigger smiles abreast

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  28. Jenne' R. Andrews December 28, 2011 at 12:26 AM

    thank you for this forceful poem, Laurie-- wonderful, engaging the reader with strong detail to carry the message. xxxj

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  29. Dave KingDecember 28, 2011 at 3:25 AM

    A moving piece with insight.

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  30. SheilaDecember 28, 2011 at 12:44 PM

    yes, ma'am! strong message.

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  31. Wayne PitchkoDecember 28, 2011 at 12:50 PM

    nicelu donea nd thanks for sharing your words

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  32. Robert Gibson: PWES EditorDecember 28, 2011 at 1:35 PM

    yikes.... strong message...

    awesome work.

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  33. Tumblewords:December 28, 2011 at 6:19 PM

    Powerful with a touch of raw. Well done...

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  34. colleenDecember 29, 2011 at 8:36 AM

    A sharply cut ending with a powerful point. I like the words platinum and plastic together.

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  35. Ms. Geek GoddessDecember 29, 2011 at 7:00 PM

    Pretty powerful! Very nice! :)

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  36. Ms. Geek GoddessDecember 29, 2011 at 7:01 PM

    Pretty powerful! Very nice! :)

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