Deadly Twenty-Seven Poem by Belle Wassermeister
Deadly Twenty-Seven
Twenty-seven seems to be
a deadly age for musicians,
and those who hang around them.
Jim Morrison, lead singer
of The Doors, was found dead
at age twenty-seven in the bathtub
at his girlfriend's apartment
in Paris in 1971.
Official cause of death was listed
as heart failure, though no autopsy
was done. It was not required
by French law.
People who claimed to have been
there said he died of an overdose
of heroin.
His death was exactly two years
after the death of Brian Jones,
guitarist for the Rolling Stones.
It was also approximately nine months
after the deaths of Janis Joplin
and Jimi Hendrix. Jones, Joplin
and Hendrix all died at twenty-seven.
Interestingly, three years after Morrison's
death, his girlfriend Pamela Courson
also died at the age of twenty-seven.
I am glad poets are not included and i am turning fifty seven. Good observation of mysterious numbers.Rhythm of the mus?
A very astute observation. Very informative. Life seems so short to those who engage in prohibited drugs.
They all lived fast and loose maybe that helped their creative genius, however, look at the price they paid.
Belle, Welcome back! You have been missing a long time! This is very informative and interesting.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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Oh you captured all in one. Its sad to see them all die at 27.