Marilyn, My Marilyn
written by: Kenneth Vincent Walker
I often thought that
You just needed to
Be loved and that
Love would surely
Save you from your
Thoughts, from your
Fears, from what Life
Had squeezed out of
You, but I was wrong.
For your father who
You never knew would
Someday return to you
Or so you thought, but
Life is not as simple as
That as you now found
Out and it was just too
Painful to take and you
Opted out. We were not
Of the same age at all
You and I. For you were
Thirty years my senior;
Yet I’ve always felt your
Sadness, that deep dark
Void, which contributed
To a maudlin madness,
Which you could never
Quite avoid with alcohol
And barbiturates, which
Cemented your femme
Fatale status in the stars
Twinkling like your eyes as
The show draws to a close
Dearest Marilyn Monroe.
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