Almost Famous
I’d love to try fame on for size,
check it’s not something I’d end up wanting to despise.
Happy to start on the bottom rung,
so, I get to see first-hand, how fame gets done.
I’ve been close, I’ve been almost famous,
I once shared a New York cab with Billy Ray Cyrus.*
I know vaguely the muse for Adele,
you know the one she obsessed over that didn’t go so well.
I shook the hand of Dylan Carson,
he who handed Kurt Cobain his suicidal weapon.
And I spent hours with Woody Harrelson,
drinking in the coffee and the plays of Henrik Ibsen.
So, I’ve been almost a celebrity,
I did after all win a water fight, with Davy of The Monkees.
I need a chance, I need a break,
if the fame ladder calls, I’m sure I’ve got what it takes.
*Maybe it was Richard Dreyfus or possibly Bette Davis.
John Gilbert Ellis
Thu 1st Jun 2023 11:39
Thanks for the comments, and if I ever do get famous, I'll sure let everyone know how 😁