Killed By Attention Poem by gershon hepner

She lived by publicity, died when she tried
to evade the photographers’ cameras;
narcissistic princesses aren’t able to hide
when amorous, if they are glamorous.


William Pfaff (“Diana Was Killed by the Attention She Craved”, LA Times,9/3/97) blames Princess Diana’s death to her narcissism:

Her belief in her own worth depended on public attention. That attention was indirectly responsible for her death. So one can say that she lived by publicity and died for it. It is that which excites our pity, and our terror.

9/3/97