Fame Poem by Paul Warren

Clive James once decided to rate the 20th Century in a way
Rating who was the most famous person in that century to say
After going through each decade and looking at what they did
People such as Pele, Picasso and Charlie Chaplin were on the grid
Then JFK, Louis Armstrong and Elizabeth Taylor were out for mapping
Others such as Mohammed Ali, the Beatles and D H Lawrence not napping
Then the infamous such as Mussolini and Hitler were touted as there
And people such as Elvis, Lady Di and John Lennon we did care
When it came down to who we remember and the most famous of all
It was the evil dictator Adolph Hitler who got history’s call
I have thought of it since and pondered what history remembers most
Are those who murder and drive hate are etched in their boast
If Fame needs to be measured by the impression you leave
Its the number of people affected by you and their time left to grieve.

© Paul Warren Poetry