Marlon Brando A caricature of abjection Himself broiled within - The weight of disease, Crushing lungs and heart. Unrecognisable even To a mother except - Those brooding eyes, Hooded like cobras. Triumph decayed rust Neglected and forgotten - In a Hollywood parking lot Marlon Brando perished.
Departure How did the rain fall - When James Dean died? Did it fall sideways Like a wingless eagle; Lost to clutches of stars? Where did the beauty go - Miss. Monroe thought, As cocaine and fame Consumed her face Hollowed and devoured; Like a muscle to a gull. Where is the boy of 1956 - With Raven black hair? Puppets to wayward hips - shrink wrapped leather. Elvis ate America; Before America ate him. JRRC