Superstar Poem by John F. McCullagh

I would listen, in the dark, as the L.P. circled round.
A big fan, I'll admit it, of this petite brunette's sound.
I was shocked the day I heard you'd starved yourself to death.
Talent, beauty, youth all gone; the recordings all you left.
I hear you still at the holidays like a ghost of Christmas past.
Occasionally on the radio for your hits were built to last.
Most often when your C.D. plays as I drift off to sleep
So long ago, so long ago, but still your voice sounds so sweet.
Those who touch lips with fame die twice I've heard it told:
Once when we've forgotten them, then again when they grow cold.