On How To Be Celebrated
To find oneself
In the public eye
With little
To show for it
Is to invite
A scrutiny
That can scar
Scare and set
Noses wrinkling and
Tongues wagging.
At the drop
Of a hat -
Top, boater, fedora
Bonnet or beret -
However one wears it
If they sense
Little beneath it
Joe Public will hate
Both vestments
And vested.
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Yet real talent,
As opposed to a
Vacuous sense of
Self-inflated worth,
Rises seamlessly
Above the fray
With flurries of ideas
Queuing up
To be expressed
Life-changing words
Just itching
To be written
And unforgettable melodies
Patiently awaiting
Their perfect voice.
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For those
Poised to deliver
The classics,
Wrestling
In a sty of
Someone else's
Social-climbing
Murky imagination
Is both tasteless
And time-consuming.
Best to focus
On the
Prodigious talents
They've been
Blessed with;
Ones that beautify
Entertain
And fuel
A thousand
Pleasing recollections.
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His story
Her story
Their stories
Sustainability
Informed storytelling
Music for life
Long may we
Wear, watch, read
And listen.
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#FameThatHasAReasonWhy
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⠀”I tried never to be defined by my past.
I like to think about what is next.”
● Issey Miyake • fashion designer
22.04.1938 - 05.08.2022
“You will get to wherever you want to get to in life by being true!”
● Biyi Bandele-Thomas • novelist, playwright, filmmaker
13.10.1967 - 07.08.2022
“My memories are inside me.
They're not things or a place - I can take them anywhere.”⠀
● Olivia Newton-John • singer, actress, activist
26.09.1948 - 08.09.2022
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📷 Brigitte Lacombe
📷 Kola Akinsolugba
📷 Paramount Pictures